How to enable the OOB info icon next to a custom field which is of reference type

[SAS21]

Have a custom field 'Requester on Behalf' which is of reference type pointing to User table. How to enable the out of the box information icon that will preview the user's details ? 

[Robert H · Accepted solution]

Hello @SAS21 ,

This is a read-only field. That is the reason why the icon is not visible. Make the field editable and the icon will appear.

Or you can add the following attribute to the Dictionary record of this field:

readonly_clickthrough=true

Regards,

Robert

[Ankur Bawiskar · Accepted solution]

@SAS21 

since the field is readonly the i icon won't be show. that OOTB behavior

make this property to false: 'glide.ui.reference.readonly.clickthrough' -> this will be a global change

add this in the field dictionary attributes if you want to show that

readonly_clickthrough=true

Reference field icon 

If my response helped please mark it correct and close the thread so that it benefits future readers.

[SAS21]

@Dr Atul G- LNG  does the OOB functionality works only on the dictionary override fields? and do we have to proceed with UI macro creation?

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

Hi @SAS21 

I’m not sure if UI macros work on the portal, but I do know that icons do not work on the portal.

[Robert H]

Hello @SAS21 ,

Any new reference field will show the (i) icon by default without requiring additional configuration. You need to have selected something, of course, for the icon to appear.

Can you provide a screen shot of the populated reference field that has no (i) icon, as well as how you have configured its Dictionary record?

Regards,

Robert

[SAS21]

Hi @Robert H 

We created a custom table that extends Incident table. And the field 'Request on behalf' is a custom filed which is of reference type. the value of 'Request on behalf 'is populated from the record producer

[Robert H]

@SAS21 ,

That's nice, but can you provide the screen shots I've asked for?