Input dialog with drop-down
Overview
Input dialog with dropbox is the standard drop-down selection prompt used by AnalyticsCreator when a workflow needs the user to choose one value from a prepared list. It is used for choices such as selecting a model, star, repository, database, or table.
Function
The dialog opens with a workflow-specific title, prompt label, and list of available values. When the workflow provides a default value and that value exists in the list, the dialog preselects it for the user.
Choose OK to return the selected value to the workflow. Choose Cancel to close the prompt without returning a value. Any follow-up validation is handled by the workflow that opened the dialog.
Access
This dialog is not opened as a standalone page. It appears automatically when a command needs the user to choose from a short list before the workflow can continue.
How to access
Navigation tree
Not direct. It appears when a selected workflow asks for a listed value.
Toolbar
Opened by toolbar commands that need a selection from an available list.
Diagram
Opened by diagram workflows when they need a model or star selection.
Visual element
Input dialog with drop-down list
Screen overview
| ID | Property | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dialog title | Workflow-specific title, such as Select model, Optional: select star, Connect to repository, Select database, or Select table. |
| 2 | Prompt label | Explains the type of value to select, such as Model, Star, Enter name, Database, or Table. |
| 3 | Drop-down list | Shows the available values supplied by the workflow. A matching default value can be preselected. |
| 4 | Cancel | Closes the prompt without returning a selected value to the workflow. |
| 5 | OK | Confirms the selected value and returns it to the workflow that opened the prompt. |
