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    7. Static Select
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    Static Select

    Choose from a fixed list of options

    Technical id
    default_static_select
    Translation keys
    labelemptyValueLabel

    A dropdown whose options are typed into the configuration rather than loaded from the database.

    When to use

    • A short, stable list that is not worth a database view — a status, a priority, a yes/no/unknown.

    Examples

    • Priority: Low, Medium, High.

    Avoid

    • Hard-coding a list that already exists as a table, which then has to be maintained in two places.
    • Using it for long lists; without search the user has to scroll.

    Use instead

    • Autocomplete Input — Use instead when the options come from data, or when the list is long enough to need searching.
    • Radio Input — Use instead for a handful of options that should all be visible without opening a dropdown.

    Editor properties

    Configure these in the Application Designer property panel. Group headings mirror the editor where possible. Data Source is where the element gets its rows or field binding (a view/query, a connector operation, or a parent form field). References appear only for view-backed sources and map foreign-key ID columns to readable labels from another view.

    Required
    OptionsrequiredList of Not set (null)
    Configuration for options.
    Default: none
    Optional
    Data SourceoptionalSettings group
    Where this element loads its data (view, query, connector, or element).
    Default: none
    Default ValueoptionalNot set (null)
    Configuration for default Value.
    Default: none
    DisabledoptionalYes / no or Custom expression (yes/no)
    When true, the control cannot be edited.
    Default: none
    NullableoptionalYes / no or Custom expression (yes/no)
    Whether the field may be left empty.
    Default: none

    Inside dataSource: (dataSource)

    Element IDrequiredNumber or Text
    Another element on the page whose data backs this field.
    Default: none
    Field PathrequiredList of Text or Number
    Path into the source element’s data (property segments).
    Default: none
    LabelrequiredText
    Configuration for label.
    Default: none
    ValuerequiredText or Number
    Configuration for value.
    Default: none

    Sizing

    • No size of its own: dropped at the platform default of 1 × 1 grid cells and resized on the page.

    Values you can read in expressions

    Other parts of your app can read live values from this element in custom expressions:

    elements.myStaticSelect.<property>

    value string Current input value of this control. elements.myStaticSelect.value

    When The chosen option's stored value — commonly the condition behind a Conditional Container.

    To use one of these, open the property you want to drive on the other element, switch it to expression mode in the Expression Editor, and enter:

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    elements.myStaticSelect.value

    Replace myStaticSelect with this element’s unique id. Select the element in Application Designer and copy the id chip at the top of the right-hand property panel.

    Where you can place it

    Drag this element into one of these containers:

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    {
  "config": {
    "options": [
      {
        "value": "value",
        "label": "Name"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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    {
  "config": {
    "dataSource": {
      "elementId": "myElement",
      "fieldPath": [
        "fieldPath"
      ]
    },
    "defaultValue": "defaultValue",
    "disabled": false,
    "nullable": false,
    "options": [
      {
        "value": "value",
        "label": "Name"
      }
    ]
  }
}