(Example) Configure the User List Form Control

Result

This example shows how to configure the User List form control that is configured in the Travel Reimbursement form to show the list of names in the Reporting Manager field.

Prerequisites

• This example uses the Travel Reimbursement app from the AgilePoint NX App Store.

  For more information, refer to How to Get the App

Good to Know

• Travel Reimbursement is an app that requests reimbursement for your official travel expenses. This app provides a Travel Reimbursement form to enter the details of the travel.

  For the use case in this example, configure the User List form control in the Travel Reimbursement form to list the names, so the user can select the Reporting Manager name from the list to get approval.

Prerequisites

• To show the user in the User List form control, the user must be registered in AgilePoint NX.
  For more information, refer to:

  • Users
  • (Example) Add a User with an AgilePoint ID

How to Start

1. Click App Builder.

   
   
   

2. On the App Builder Home screen, click All Apps.

   
   
   

3. On the All Apps screen, on the Travel Reimbursement app, click Edit .

   
   
   

4. On the App Details screen, hover over the Travel Reimbursement Form, and click Edit .

   
   
   

Procedure

1. On the Travel Reimbursement form, put your cursor over the Reporting Manager form control, and the form control toolbar shows.

   
   
   

2. Click Edit Properties .

   
   
   

3. On the Field Setting - User List screen, in the Label field, enter Reporting Manager.

   
   
   

   When you click the Internal Name field, this field complete by default based on the value you enter in the Label field.

   
   
   

4. Click the Configure tab.

   
   
   

5. On the Configure tab, in the Select People Source field, select Registered Users.

   
   
   

6. In the Map Properties for Name and Value - Name field, select Full Name.

   This field is to specify the label for the user information. The value you select in this field shows in the form control.

   
   
   

7. In the Map Properties for Name and Value - Value field, select UserName.

   This field is to give the value for the user information. The value you select in this field does not show in the form control.

   
   
   

8. Click Close.

   The Travel Reimbursement Form shows.

   
   
   

Procedure

1. Click Preview > PC Browser .

   
   
   

   The Travel Reimbursement form opens in a new tab of your browser.

   
   
   

2. In the Travel Reimbursement form, click the Reporting Manager field.

   This field shows the list of users to select.

   
   
   

Next, save, check in, and publish the process-based app.

For more information, refer to (Example) Save, Check In, and Publish a Process-Based App.

Next, run the app.

For more information, refer to My Apps screen

Good to Know

• This procedure is optional. It is provided so you can test the example with an out-of-the-box app.
• This is part of the Background and Setup procedures, but many users preferred this step to appear after the example, not before it.

Get the App

1. Click App Store.

   
   
   

2. Click Filter

   
   
   

3. In the CATEGORY section, click Finance.

   
   
   

4. Click the Travel Reimbursement app.

   
   
   

5. On the Travel Reimbursement screen, click Add.

   
   
   

6. On the Trust App screen, click Trust it.
7. Click Return to site.