[nikidinsey]

Another question I've tried looking for an answer without luck.

If I create a Panel in a Dynaform with simply the following:

@@PupilFirstName

And nothing else, the output resolves correctly: Bill

However, if I add _any_ other characters at all to the panel, the variable doesn't resolve

@@PupilFirstName @@PupilLastName

Simply outputs: @@PupilFirstName @@PupilLastName (i.e. doens't resolve to the variable value).

My question:

How do I use @@variables in Panel? I would like to build some descriptive HTML using the variables added so far during a case.

Eg.

<h1>Pupil Work Experience Request from @@PupilFirstName @@PupilLastName</h1>
<p>Please spend sometime reviewing this request for @@PupilFirstName to work at @@EmployerName.</p>

Thanks a lot!

Niki

[amosbatto]

Create a trigger which is set to fire before the DynaForm and contains the following code:

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@@panelContent = "<h1>Pupil Work Experience Request from ".@@PupilFirstName." ".@@PupilLastName."</h1>\n".
   "<p>Please spend sometime reviewing this request for ".@@PupilFirstName." to work at ".@@EmployerName.".</p>";

Then use @@panelContent as the variable in your panel control.

[marcosfpa]

Como faço para atrelar uma variável @@panelContent ao panel control? Não consegui...

[nikidinsey]

Ahh ingenious solution, I should have thought of that!

Thank you very much, I'm sure there will be more questions in the future!

Regards

Niki

[marcosfpa]

How do I bind a @@ panelContent variable to the control panel? I did not make it...

[amosbatto]

How do I bind a @@ panelContent variable to the control panel? I did not make it...

It should work automatically. I wonder if your trigger has an error that prevents the setting of the variable. You can check in the debugger.

Another way to do the same thing is create a hidden field which is associated with the variable which you set in the trigger. Then add the following JavaScript code to your DynaForm:

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$("#myPanel").html( $("#myHidden").getValue() ); 

Where "myHidden" is the name of the variable you set in the the trigger and the ID of your hidden field and "myPanel" is the ID of the panel.

Edit: I switched "myPanel" and "myHidden".

[marcosfpa]

Where in dynaform do I define a variable for the panel? No ID?

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[nikidinsey]

Add the variable as the content of the "edit" modal. Don't add any other whitespace etc. just the variable @@panelContent

[marcosfpa]

For me it is not working, see with I did below. How is it correct? Could you give me an example?

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[amosbatto]

Here is an example process showing how to do it. Notice that the trigger is set to fire before the DynaForm and the variable is the only thing in the panel's content property.

set_panel_with_trigger-2.pmx

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[marcosfpa]

It worked! And I found this very interesting. I would be correct in saying that this feature I could use to show the summary of the formatted process rather than simply include a read-only dynaform, since this is not very flexible in terms of configuring the view, very spaced fields, default font etc. ...?

[amosbatto]

Yes, you can include any information you want in a panel including a whole DynaForm, but no data entered in a panel will automatically be saved, so you have to create a trigger to handle the data, so it gets saved to case variables.

[marcosfpa]

Very good. I need one last tip on this subject: can I bind the @@ panelContent variable to a GRID? As?

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