I am working with a custom datalist with a selectmany field, and I need the select options to be key-value pairs. Per https://docs.alfresco.com/5.0/concepts/forms-reference.html, "If a value for an option also needs to be specified the "First|1,Second|2,Third|3" format can be used." My question is whether anyone can help me customize my implementation so that the keys (First, Second, Third) are what's displayed in the UI?
It is pretty straightforward to create a custom form control that does whatever you want. You can start with the out-of-the-box selectmany.ftl control then adjust it as needed. Have you tried this? Where are you stuck?
Hi Jeff,
I have functionality set up so that when a change is made to a datalist, then an API call is made that sends out info on the updated item. As I mentioned before, I have a selectmany in the datalist that I would like to display First, Second, Third, for example, on the form and datalist grid, but then I need the 1, 2, 3 (which represents a UUID relating to my third-party) to be the value stored in the datalist, and subsequently sent over on the API call. Right now, 1, 2, 3 is displayed on the datalist grid as well. So, now that I'm explaining it, I'm kind of thinking I need to change the datagrid view. Does that sounds right to you?
It is hard to say without seeing it. I was just pointing out that if the selectmany is not working the way you want it to, you can easily switch it out to be a custom selectmany form control that works exactly the way you want it to.
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