vRA 8.2 and custom forms - Cannot add Value|Label from external value

[carl1]

For a drop-down list, you can specify a list of constant values in a Value|Label|Description form.  I would like to do the same from an external source but I cannot see how.  The drop-down list simply shows all the text instead of just the Label.  Any thoughts on how I can do this?

Thanks,
Carl L.

[xian_ · Accepted solution]

Create an action returning an Array of Properties. A sample code:

var dropdown = [];
dropdown.push(new Properties({label: 'label1', value: 'value1'}));
dropdown.push(new Properties({label: 'label2', value: 'value2'}));
return dropdown;

[carl1]

Worked like a charm.  Thanks!!!

Carl L.

[Lakshika]

What should be the entity type of field in custom form in vRA to add this as an action because return type of action (Array/properties) does not match to string entity type in vRA

[xian_]

Element type should be Dropdown (or Text Field, but change the Display type to DropDown then).

[Lakshika]

Thank you for the response. I was creating a XAAS form and there I am not able to see that action(for fetching dropdown options )of return type (Array/Properties) as the entity type of my element in vRA is string.

[xian_]

Make sure to set the display type of your input string

Then you should be able to select your action at Value options:

The action I used here, returning array of Properties:

var options = new Array();

options.push(new Properties({value: "dev", label: "Development"}));
options.push(new Properties({value: "tst", label: "Test"}));
options.push(new Properties({value: "uat", label: "UAT"}));
options.push(new Properties({value: "prd", label: "Production"}));

return options;