User Request Form - Action String to Hide until any value was selected

[Murmur]

Hi everyone, 

I'm trying to create an Action String for an Attribute (Single Select SQL) to hide another attribute, until ANY value was selected. 

E.g. the attribute "displayname" is hidden, until someboody selected a non-default value for the attribute "manager". 

The Action Strings I tried are only able to hide the value, but I'm not sure, how to SHOW displayname, if the value != default.

Manager Attribute (q1.png - q3.png)
Value: select username as inlinedescription, displayname as id from users
Default: select 'Select Manager' as ID
Action String (tried several ones): 

• HIDE###displayname###Select Manager___SHOW###displayname###___
• HIDE###displayname###Select Manager___

Displayname Attribute (w1.png - w3.png)

Does one of you have any hint on how to achieve that?

Cheers 🙂

[Manu269]

@Murmur did you check this article :

Setting Up Relationships Between Different Form Fields (saviyntcloud.com)

[rushikeshvartak]

• Use NONE 
• instead of Mapping try Refresh

[Murmur]

Hi @rushikeshvartak 

Thanks for your reply. 

COuld you help me understand your post? It sounds you have a pretty good idea of what I'm supposed to do, but due to missing docs and lack of experience with the Form Builder I'm not.

• Where shall I use NONE?
  • Instead of HIDE?
  • Instead of SHOW?
  • Instead of the Value?
  • additionally?
• What is Refresh doing? and shoudl I use it in the Parent Attribute (Manager), the Child Attribute (Displayname), or in both?

Thanks in advance!

[Murmur]

Anyone?

[PremMahadikar]

Hi @Murmur,

There are three ways to use an action string: This only works if the value/input is known or defined to configure it in an Action string. (Ex: true or false, Employee or contractor).

If you are using Boolean as 'Action Type', expected values here is 'True or False', in this case:

SHOW###<Attribute Name>###TRUE___	This will show the child attribute if the value selected is 'True'
HIDE###<Attribute Name>###FALSE___	This will hide the child attribute if the value selected is 'Falue'
HIDE###<Attribute Name>###NONE___	This will hide the child attribute if there is no value selected

In your case, 'SHOW displayname, if the value != default' is not possible.

To know more about forms, I recommend you to check this post - Configuring Create/Register User form in EIC

A solution for your case would be to include another 'Form Attribute' like 'Confirmation' (Type: boolean) which you could include in group '2. Position and Internal Information' ordered last. Once the user fills everything in this group, he should be forced to fill out the confirmation - and only values are 'True' or 'False'. Now you can use Action strings to show or hide '3. group information' based on this confirmation.