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After you create a record type in Appian Designer, configure how it appears to users. You can edit the columns in the record list, add clickable record links, and lay out the fields in the summary record view.

Configure the record list

1

Open the record type

In Appian Designer, open the application and click Record Type.
2

Add a column to the record list

  1. In the Record List section, click the Edit Record List link to edit the records. Some columns were already added automatically when you created the new record type.
  2. To add a new column, click Add Column and specify:
    • Label – The name of the new column
    • Select Component – The type of data to be displayed in the column (you can configure the data source by clicking the component’s name)
3

Open the link expression editor

  1. In the Edit Record List window, expand the Columns node, and then expand the column with a link that you want to edit, and select Component Link.
  2. In the pane on the right, click the Edit as Expression icon next to Links. This opens a code editor.
Screenshot of the Edit Record List window in Appian Designer, showing the Columns node expanded with a column link selected and the Edit as Expression icon next to the Links property in the right-hand pane.
4

Paste the record link expression

Paste the following code into the code editor. Clicking the link opens the record in the summary view.
For more information, see the Appian online documentation.

Configure the record view

Users can view detailed information about each record. By default, this information appears in the summary view, but you can create your own custom views using New View. For more information, see the Appian online documentation. To make the data from a table row appear in the summary view, edit the record type’s summary view.
1

Start editing the record type

Begin editing the record type whose summary view you want to configure.
2

Open the summary view editor

In the Record View Details section, click Summary in the Views table. The Edit View window opens.
3

Paste the dashboard layout expression

Paste the following code into the Interface field:
For more information, see the Appian online documentation.
4

Save the record type

Click OK to save your changes to the record type.