Loading mechanisms for input form UI elements

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated March 6, 2025
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    • Use this table to see which loading mechanisms support specific UI elements in an input form.

    For more information, refer to the following topics:
    Table 1. Specific UI elements and their supported loading mechanism
    UI element Type Autofill variable Data source Comment
    Input String Yes Yes -
    Input Number Yes Yes -
    Input Choice Yes Yes
    • For autofill variables: Applies to choice inputs of single choice only.
    • For data sources: Applies to choice inputs of both single choice and multiple choices.
    Input Date/Time Yes Yes Applies to both inputs data and date time.
    Input Boolean Yes Yes -
    Input Reference Yes Yes
    • For autofill variables: Applies to single reference inputs only.
    • For data sources: Applies to both single reference and list of references inputs.
    Input Attachment - Yes Must be mapped to the sys_id of the record.
    Input Screen - Yes -
    Input Bar code - Yes -
    Input Ranking - Yes -
    Input Custom map - - -
    Input Signature - - -
    Input action Comment - Yes -
    Input action Attachments - Yes Must be mapped to the sys_id of the record.
    Input action Navigation function - Yes Relates to a function with a Record context. By default, the context of the navigation function is the input form’s context. You can override it with any custom context.
    Descriptive element Image - Yes Must be mapped to an image field type column.
    Descriptive element HTML (Rich text) - Yes Must be mapped to an HTML field type column.
    Descriptive element Plain text - Yes Must be mapped to a string or string (UTF-8) field type column.