Record screen tables
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Summary of Record Screen Tables
The Mobile App Builder allows the use of tables in record screens to link child records to a parent record. These tables can include single or multi-reference records, enabling users to either select existing records or create new ones as needed.
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Key Features
- Reference Record Selection: Tables feature "Choose" and "New" buttons to facilitate the selection or creation of reference records. The visibility of these buttons depends on whether existing records can be referenced or new ones can be created.
- Single vs. Multi-Reference Records: A single-reference record allows only one selection, indicated by inactive buttons after selection. In contrast, a multi-reference record permits multiple selections.
- UI Elements: Actionable items such as record names, remove buttons, and editable fields are highlighted in blue. Users can sort columns and perform inline editing without opening records.
Key Outcomes
By utilizing record screen tables, ServiceNow customers can efficiently manage relationships between records, streamline data entry, and enhance user interaction with their mobile applications. This capability supports better organization and retrieval of related information within the Mobile App Builder.
Use tables in the Mobile App Builder record screen to reference child records to a parent record. These records can consist of either single reference records or multi-reference records.
Tables in a record screen are one of a few input field types. For a complete list of input field types, see Record screen input field types. Tables contain reference records where you can select or create a child record that the parent record can reference. The option to select or create a reference record is predefined according to the record you select.
Usage of Choose and New buttons in record screen tables
), a New button (
), or both buttons (
).- In a situation where you can only reference existing records, the Choose button displays.
- In a situation when you can only create a new reference to the record you are working on, the New button displays.
If the Choose or New button is inactive after you make a single selection, it means that only a single record can be referenced. This is known as a single-reference record. Alternatively, when more than one selection can be made, this is a multi-reference record.
To change a single-reference record, first remove the existing reference by selecting the
delete row icon (
), then either choose or create a new reference.
For more information about working with these options, see Create reference record entries in record screen tables and Edit record reference entries in record screen tables.
UI elements in a table reference record
The Mobile App Builder table reference records contain the following UI elements.
| UI element | Function |
|---|---|
| Actionable items in a table reference record are blue. These items can be record names that open the record, remove buttons, and editable fields. | |
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The column sort icon is available within the header row of all tables in the
Mobile App Builder. Select the column sort icon ( ) to list the column contents in either ascending or descending order. The
black triangle indicates the sorting order for the entire table. |
| You can perform inline editing in certain fields, such as the Order field. When performing inline editing, you change content within the table and you do not need to open the record. | |
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Use the remove icon to remove an entry from the record. It does not delete the entry from the database. |