Visual Perspective

leopdurr

This is the scenario.
I have a Dashboard (VP) If I want to perform SUM or COUNT for Numbers on an custom HTML for BO with multiple records. That work as expected.
If I want to for example Display a specific Text/any other field that is not Number(INT) field on HTML form for specific BO with Multiple records it does not work.
This appears to only work for SystemSettings and RegularUser BO because they are singleton BO that only have 1 record.

How can I accomplish this via HTML in a VP? Is there a way besides using SystemSettings or ReqularUser?

joben

SystemSettings and LoggedInRegularUser is always in the context. Your own BO:s are not*.

If you want to display the value of an attribute of a single row from a “normal” BO, I think the easiest way is to create a peer relationship between SystemSettings (or RegularUser) and your BO. Then create a shortcut. Then make an update rule or process that inserts the correct row based on your criteria. Then edit your custom html so that it points to your shortcut. It will work because SystemSettings and LoggedInRegularUser is in the context.

*If you have made your own user BO, you can use LoggedInSystemUser to address them aswell.

nhofkes

The ‘session BO’, i.e. the not-persistent BO that is marked as the session BO, is also always in context. Therefore, if the relevant BO that you want to display is selected by the user or some process initiated by the user and does not need to be retained between different sessions, you can store the BO in the Session BO and then use that in your HTML form.