Question
CGI
US
Last activity: 23 Aug 2017 11:48 EDT
In Pega 7 and above - Is there a OOTB feature to show a help icon for selective fields on a UI form?
Pega 7 thru 7.3 has very good improvements to the UI components, but not this. I'm wondering how folks are implementing this requriement in Pega 7 layouts. Would like to hear from you guys.
Requirement: Display a "?" icon for selective fields (beside the field's label, if possible) in a UI form. Display rich help text on hover of the help icon.
Note - we can simply configure a hover action on a field and display smartInfo. But I need the "?" icon.
Approaches I'm aware of:
- Add a cell beside the field and configure Smart Info control on hover of the help icon. But this wouldn't work when using dynamic in-line double/triple layouts.
- In lower versions, you can create a control for the label with a help icon and configure smartInfo in that control.
Thanks!
Accepted Solution
Pegasystems Inc.
US
Just to help illustrate what I am trying to communicate. DL with tightly coupled input and icon in cell to the left, and Section with with tightly coupled input and icon in cell to the right.
Pegasystems Inc.
US
I think the idea you posted is what I would try as well. You may need to customize and adjust your inline dynamic layout skin settings to accommodate your requirement.
Another thing you can try (potentially in conjunction with the approach above) is to tightly couple the input with your "help" icon via nesting it into its own cell containing an independent section or layout.
Accepted Solution
Pegasystems Inc.
US
Just to help illustrate what I am trying to communicate. DL with tightly coupled input and icon in cell to the left, and Section with with tightly coupled input and icon in cell to the right.