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Hash variables not working in nested Form Grid

Confluence User - 01 Sep, 2018

Hello,

Here's the situation:

The process opens Form A.
Form A contains a Form Grid element that opens Form B.
Form B, in turn, contains a Form Grid that opens Form C.

The problem is that variables such as #process.processId#, #assignment.activityId# or #variable.<variable_name># do not work in Form C. Essentially, it's like the double nesting prevents Form C from accessing the process context.

This is not a problem with Form C. If a Form Grid that opens Form C is placed in Form A, the hash variables work as expected. The nesting causes the problem.

Any help or insight is welcome.

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03 Sep, 2018 •

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confluenceUser •

Hey Antoine,

Form C does not have access to process context, hence it is unable to use process-context related hash variables.

A workaround on this would be to populate the value(s) you require in appropriate form elements (eg: hidden field) in the parent form and use javascript to retrieve the values from the parent form.

Hope this helps.

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03 Sep, 2018 •

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confluenceUser •

Hi, thanks for the reply. So javascript in Form C would be able to retrieve the value of a field in Form B? How would this be done?

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04 Sep, 2018 •

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confluenceUser •

Hey there, First, you can create a few hidden fields in Form A and use hash variables to populate those hidden fields. Then, use javascript in Form C to obtain the values in the hidden fields in Form A.

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