Symbol Picker in Kuika is offered in the following categories:
Default
Fixed Value
Components
Action Results
Screen Inputs
Method Input
Role List
Report Input
Current
Default Category
Contains the data types provided by Kuika by default.
Example Values:
Empty: Ensures that the value is empty (of type String).
Space: Provides a space character.
Null: Indicates that there is no value for an element or action.
Current Username: Shows the name of the currently active user.
Version Info: Shows the version information of the application.
Client IP Address: Shows the IP address of the user.
Current URL: Returns the URL information of the page the user is on.
User: An object containing information about the active user.
Current Username: Returns the active user's username.
Current First Name: Returns the active user's first name.
Current Last Name: Returns the active user's last name.
Current Full Name: Returns the active user's full name.
Current Phone Number: Returns the active user's registered phone number.
Current Role Names: Lists the active user's roles.
At least one element must be added to the application screen for the Default category to appear.
Fixed Value Category
Represents fixed and unchanging values.
Example: Displaying the text “Home” in the Label element.
At least one element must be added to the application screen for the Fixed Value category to appear.
Components Category
Represents elements in the user interface.
Example: Retrieve data from elements of type Input, Date or Special Element.
At least one element must be added to the application screen for the Components category to appear.
Action Results Category
Contains data returned by actions.
Example: Retrieving user information returned after the user has logged into the system.
Screen Inputs Category
Contains user inputs from forms or screen elements.
At least one Screen Input must be added to the screen for the Screen Inputs category to appear.
Method Input Category
Contains the input parameters of the methods.
Example: A method takes the user ID value.
At least one Method Input must be defined for the Method Input category to appear.
Role List Category
Contains user roles defined in the application.
Example:Admin, Editor, Viewer, etc.
At least one user role must be defined for the Role List category to appear.
Report Input Category
Contains input data to be used in reports.
At least one Report Input must be added in the Report Designer module for the Report Input category to appear.
Current Category
Contains elements from the Data category that are linked to a data source.
There must be at least one Data connection for the Current category to appear.
Current URL (Under Default Values)
The Current URL option is now available in the Default category of the Symbol Picker, which returns the address of the page the user is currently on. This value can be used for redirect control, logging, or dynamic page behavior.
User Objects (under Dynamic Bindings)
The newly added User object in the Symbol Picker allows you to dynamically retrieve detailed information about the active user. This object provides access to user-specific fields (e.g., user ID, email address, first and last name).
