What is the difference between Data Table and Options schema for a widget?

[hamzaathar]

Hi,

When a widget is added from the page editor. There is pencil icon, which opens a modal allowing you to set various options for a widget. Do those options come from the options schema or data table?

Please clarify what is the use of data table and options schema.

Thank you,
Hamza

[Kieran Anson]

The modal that opens in page designer points to the options schema, specifically the widget instance's schema. Option schema allows a widget creator to define configurational behaviour that can be altered on a per-instance basis. 

For data table, could you share further on where you're seeing this? There's a few overlapping uses of the term 'data table'

[hamzaathar]

Here is the Data Table field.

[Juhi Poddar]

Hello @hamzaathar 

• The options you see are Instance Options specific to that particular widget instance.
• Each widget can have multiple instances, and these instance records are stored in the sp_instance table.
• These options are different from the Option Schema.

Hope this helps!

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Juhi Poddar

[Juhi Poddar]

Hello @hamzaathar 

• I believe you are referring to the pencil icon for widget in page designer as pointed in my screenshot.

• The form appears are the instance of a widget.

• You can find all the instance in related list of that particular widget.

• You can also open the instance options from portal to get access of the Instance form.

Hope this helps!

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