Repeater Component

Overview

The Repeater component lets you interface with table-based data by adding multiple components inside it to display repeating rows of data.

The Repeater component offers a simplified method to display and review table-based data. Displaying data with a Repeater component involves three essential parts:

A table-based data source, like a Data Table component.

Fields placed inside the Repeater component display values from each row of the data source. The fields' Property IDs must match the data source's column headers, or keys.

A Data Workflow component that links the data source to the Repeater component.

You'll find the Repeater component in the Display & Layout group to the left of the Module Builder.

About the Configuration Window

To learn more about general component settings, view our General Component Settings article.

Display Settings

Field Text

Setting	Description
Label Text	Label Text conveys what the input component is and what information it displays. Enter the purpose of the corresponding component or field. User-friendly labels make your module more accessible. Keep labels short and descriptive (a word or two) using title case. For longer entries, use sentence case.

Setting

Description

Label Text

Label Text conveys what the input component is and what information it displays. Enter the purpose of the corresponding component or field.

User-friendly labels make your module more accessible. Keep labels short and descriptive (a word or two) using title case. For longer entries, use sentence case.

Contextual Help

Setting	Description
Tooltip	A short hint that displays when an end-user positions their cursor over the (Tooltip) icon. Tooltips can display across more than one line.

Default State Options

Setting	Description
Hide Label	Setting Hide Label to (ON) prevents the Label Text from displaying in Express View. Your Label Text still displays in the Module Builder. By default, Hide Label is set to (ON).
Hide Field	Displays or hides the component from view. Setting Hide Field to (ON) hides the component in Express View. Setting it to (OFF) displays the component. The component is always visible in the Module Builder. By default, Hide Field is set to (OFF).

Setting

Description

Hide Label

Setting Hide Label to (ON) prevents the Label Text from displaying in Express View. Your Label Text still displays in the Module Builder.

By default, Hide Label is set to (ON).

Hide Field

Displays or hides the component from view. Setting Hide Field to (ON) hides the component in Express View. Setting it to (OFF) displays the component. The component is always visible in the Module Builder.

By default, Hide Field is set to (OFF).

Setting	Description
Store Data in Database	The Store Data in Database setting affects how data persists through your application. When set to (ON), Unqork stores values entered into the field to the database (server-side submission). This occurs in three scenarios: Navigating between Panels in a Navigation component. On navigation between pages (Panels), the component’s value saves to the database. Triggering a module save event using a Button component with an Action Type of Save. Navigating between screens of a workflow. On navigation between screens, the component’s value saves to the database. By default, workflows persist data from all fields in the client-side submission when navigating between screens. However, only values from fields with Store Data in Database enabled store in the server-side submission. Set the toggle to (OFF) when you don’t want to store the values from this field in the database. When using a Plug-In to remote execute a module, ensure data moving between modules is persistent. You can optionally enable Store Data in Database for components in the source module. But any components in the API module whose values are included in an API response must have Store Data in Database enabled. When a component’s data is not persistent, the data isn't included in an API call's response. So, Plug-Ins or external services requesting data from the API module can't receive non-persistent data in the response. Store Data in Database also affects what data is tracked using Unqork’s built-in tracker. When the Enable Tracker and Track Value toggles are set to (ON) in Module Settings, only values from fields with Store Data in Database enabled are tracked. By default, this toggle is set to (OFF).

Setting	Description
Edit Row	Enter the Property ID of the component to trigger after editing a field displayed in a Repeater component row.
Row Generation	Enter the Property ID of the component to trigger after refreshing the Repeater component's data source.

Setting	Description
Custom CSS Class	Enter a Custom CSS Class to apply to your component. Custom CSS lets you maintain a consistent look and feel when the field or element is part of a template or multiple modules. Updated CSS styling applies to all components that reference this custom class name.

Adding a Repeater Component

In this example, you'll configure a page where your end-users can review the data they submitted. On this page, end-users can edit fields and save any changes to their submission data. A Data Table component acts as the data source, and you'll configure a Text Field, Radio Buttons, and Number component inside the Repeater component. That way, the Repeater component can display the Data Table component's values. Lastly, you'll connect the Data Table and Repeater components with a Data Workflow component.

These instructions assume that you have an open module saved with a title.

Configure the Data Table Component

First, set up your data source using a Data Table component.

In the Module Builder, drag and drop a Data Table component onto your canvas.

In the Property ID field, enter dtData.

In the data table, enter the following:

	A	B	C
1	name	employment	income
2	Minna Amigon	fullTime	96000
3	Ezekiel Chui	partTime	41000

Navigate to the Display settings.

In the Label Text field, enter dtData.

Click Save Component.

Configure the Repeater Component

Next, configure a Repeater component to act as a container for the Text Field, Radio Buttons, and Number components.

Drag and drop a Repeater component onto your canvas, placing it below the dtData Data Table component.

In the Property ID and Label Text fields, enter repeater.

Click Save Component.

Configure the Columns Component

Your Data Table component has three columns of data. So, use a Columns component to add three display columns inside the Repeater component. That way, the Name, Employment, and Income fields display side-by-side.

Drag and drop a Columns Component Icon

Columns component onto your canvas, placing it inside the repeater Repeater component.

In the Property ID field, enter colRepeater.

Under Formatting, click Three Columns Icon

(Three Columns).

Click Save Component.

Configure the Text Field Component

This Text Field component displays the values from the name column of the Data Table component. It's important that the Property ID matches the column header in the Data Table component.

Drag and drop a Text Field component onto your canvas, placing it in column1 of the colRepeater Columns Component Icon

Columns component.

In the Property ID field, enter name.

In the Label Text field, enter Name.

Click Save Component.

Configure the Radio Buttons Component

This Radio Buttons component displays the values from the employment column of your Data Table component. Match the values in the component's Value to Store in Submission Data column to those in the Data Table component. Doing so lets the Repeater component preselect the values in Express View based on the value in your Data Table component.

Drag and drop a Radio Buttons component onto your canvas, placing it in column2 of the colRepeater Columns Component Icon

Columns component.

In the Property ID field, enter employment.

In the Label Text field, enter Employment.

Navigate to the Data settings.

In the Values table, enter the following:

	Label	Value
1	Full Time	fullTime
2	Part Time	partTime
3	Unemployed	unemployed

Values entered in the Value to Store in Submission Data column must match the values entered in the Data Table component.

Click Save Component.

Configure the Number Component

This Number component will display the values from the income column of your Data Table component. Again, the Property ID must match the column header from your Data Table component.

Drag and drop a Number component onto your canvas, placing it in column3 of the colRepeater Columns Component Icon

Columns component.

In the Property ID field, enter income.

In the Label Text field, enter Annual Pre-Tax Income.

Click Save Component.

Configure the Data Workflow Component

This Data Workflow component connects your Data Table component to the Repeater component.

Drag and drop a Data Workflow component onto your canvas, placing it below the repeater Repeater component.

In the Property ID and Canvas Label Text fields, enter dwfRepeater.

Configure the Input Operator

Drag and drop an Input operator onto your Data Workflow canvas.

Configure the operator's Info window as follows:

Info
category	Input
Component	dtData
required	Yes
source	Default

Configure the Output Operator

Drag and drop an Output operator onto your Data Workflow canvas.

Configure the operator's Info window as follows:

Info
category	Output
Component	repeater
action	value

Connect the output port (right) of the dtData Input operator to the input port (left) of the repeater Output operator.

Navigate to the Data Workflow component's Actions settings.

Set the Trigger Type to Inline image displaying a selected radio button.

Watch.

Click Save Component.

Save your module.

Preview your module in Express View. Notice how each of the fields auto-populate, including the preselected Radio Buttons.

Repeater Component

Overview

About the Configuration Window