Displaying the list of applications in a view

The Application List component is available in the Shared Components section of the View designer and is visible only if the Shared Components bundle is deployed. 

Use the Application List component to display a list of available applications within your application. This component enables users to select a single application from a predefined list, facilitating streamlined navigation or configuration based on the chosen item.

Before you begin

Make sure you create a view definition with the Record editor to which you want to add the Application List component. For more information, see Creating a view for a record instance by using record editor.

To configure the Application List component

1. Log in to BMC Helix Innovation Studio and navigate to the Workspace tab.
2. Select the application for which you want to add the component.
3. On the Views tab, click the name of the view definition to which you want to add the Application list component.
4. From Palette, drag the Application List component to the canvas.
   (For components that should be added to the Record editor) From Palette, drag the Application List component to the Record editor component.

5. In the Properties pane, click Settings , and specify the properties.
   The following table provides information about the properties:

   Property	Description	Example
   Field	Select the field that you want to use as a dependent field. The list of fields is displayed from the record definition you selected for the Record editor component.
   Display label	Enter a name to display a unique label for the component.
   Tooltip	Enter a brief, informative message about the application list drop-down that appears when users hover over it.
   Mapping Field Application Name	Select the application where you want to display the application list.
   Show Applications Only	Use the toggle key to list only the applications.
   Value	Define an expression to allow configuration of the selected value
   Disabled	Use the toggle key to enable or disable the Application List component.
   Hidden	Use the toggle key to hide or show the Application List component at runtime.
   Available on devices	Select the device options on which the drop-down action should be visible. You can select from the following options: Desktop Mobile Tablet By default, all three options are selected.
   CSS classes	Define the style of the component.  For more information, see CSS-classes-used-in-View-designer-components.

6. Click Save.

Result

The following image shows how the Application List component displays the list of applications in the drop-down menu for the users to select one.