Generating VB expressions using a text prompt

Prerequisites

To generate VB expressions using text prompts, your tenant must have sufficient Autopilot actions available.

To generate VB expressions using a text prompt in Autopilot, follow these steps:

Go to the app where you want to add a VB expression.
Note:
- Autopilot cannot currently generate expressions of the return type ListSource. You should use Query Builder for complex entity-based expressions.
- Referring to all controls within a container by the name of the container is not supported. If an expression depends on multiple controls, the prompt must include every control name.
Add a new control or select an existing control.
In the Property panel, select a condition where you wish to add the VB expression. Select the configuration button, then select Open expression editor. The expression editor opens.
Select the Autopilot icon in the right-hand corner of the text box. The Autopilot window opens immediately.
In the right-hand Autopilot panel, write a text prompt which describes the VB expression you want to add.

The generated VB expression is immediately available for use in the Expression editor text field.

Here are a few examples of useful prompts and their use cases.

Apps controls	Intended functionality	Text prompt examples
Input controls	Disables a Submit button if a field is empty.	"If username and password are empty set to true"
App variables	Enables a button if an app variable called "item list" has a length greater than 10.	"If item list length is greater than 10"
Rule outputs	Retrieves a record ID from a process if the ID exists, or will print an error message if it does not.	"If `process.recordId` is present use that. Else process error message. Append to existing text"
Custom objects	Prints a personalized welcome message.	"Concatenate "Welcome" with current user displayname and email id"
Media	Renders a media file you have added to the app.	Simply write the file name: "image_01"
Process	Completes a message with a value from a process.	"Concatenate user billing total amount"
Process and app variables (sorting and filtering)	Assigns a value from a process data table to an app variable data table.	"Sort `process users.datatable` by rating in descending order and filter where name contains john"
Custom function (string addition)	Adds a string to a list called "itemlist".	"Add `firstname` to `itemlist"`
Query parameters	Fetches runtime parameters given to the app in the form of a string. In this case, the time zone and region of a user.	"Concatenate apps timezone and region query parameters"

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