topic Re: Prefill user input textboxes in Active IQ Unified Manager Discussions

Prefill user input textboxes

berhei — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:33:16 GMT

Hi everybody,

I have an workflow which should write a CIFS share comment with an user input variable.
The Input variable should be presented to the user and prefilled with the current share comment.
Is there any way to set the input variable to the given value?

currently I am using a combo box with an query which works just fine with one exception.
After entering text and te combo box looses focus the entered text vanishes.
So this is not very user friendly.

Thanks in advance
bwh

Re: Prefill user input textboxes

sinhaa — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:41:10 GMT

Post a screen cap of the the inputs you are currently providing.

Re: Prefill user input textboxes

trentino123 — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:02:52 GMT

setup -> user inputs -> double click on share comment variable -> fill up the default value

you can also have the default inside the variable in the command like

'this is the default' + $share_comment_input

Re: Prefill user input textboxes

berhei — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 05:55:17 GMT

Attached you'll see a screenshot of the user interface I'll try to create.

The comboboxes are prefilled using queries. After changing the value an losing the focus the combobox deletes the input.

Any suggestions how I can create another behaviour?

Thanks in advance

Re: Prefill user input textboxes

anuk — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:32:33 GMT

Could you please try re-entering the value after it removes the data you enter?

Atually wih combobox we are able to enter the value other than the one which is there in prefilled list.

Also could you please mention how doyou move out of the combobox by pressing enter/by pressing tab.

Re: Prefill user input textboxes

berhei — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:36:59 GMT

@anuk wrote:
Could you please try re-entering the value after it removes the data you enter?

After re-entering the value it stays there.

@anuk wrote:
Also could you please mention how doyou move out of the combobox by pressing enter/by pressing tab.

Using enter deletes the value and tab does the same.

Thanks.

Re: Prefill user input textboxes

berhei — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:23:50 GMT

@anuk wrote:
Could you please try re-entering the value after it removes the data you enter?

Is thery any way we do not need the re-entering of the value?

Best regards.

Re: Prefill user input textboxes

anuk — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 04:47:37 GMT

Hi,

Go back to the field again and enter the value.

Steps:

1) Type some new value other that what ever appears in drop down
2) Press tab/enter to move to next input, it will remove the above typed value.

3) Again place the cursor to step 2 field and enter the same value.

4) Now the value will be retained.

Please try the above steps and let us know.

Thanks and Regards

Anu

Re: Prefill user input textboxes

berhei — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:08:51 GMT

@anuk wrote:

Please try the above steps and let us know.

Good Morning Anuk,

yes this works but it is an awful user experience.

Thanks for your help it seems it is the only way.

Best regards.