Get a detail view of a single record. The detail component lets you display data in a readable format. It's a common component for lookup tools and can also be bound to other components.

Ways to use a detail component

Add in-line actions or images

You can add functionality to your detail component or show an image within it. Detail components let you add buttons, pop-up forms, dynamic buttons, calculated fields, s3 uploaders, links and images.

Example:
The Users detail component in the below gif displays a profile image of the user. In addition, an “Update” pop-up form is embedded - clicking on this will let the user edit the data for this record.

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Show a record selected in another component

Since this component only displays one record, detail views are usually bound to a different component, like a table, that will determine which record is displayed in the detail view. Sometimes a detail component is bound to a filter component.

Example:
1) A user can type in a userID in a filter component. A detail component is bound to that filter and will show the data for the input userID.

2) When a user clicks on a row in the Users table, the detail component to the right displays additional information about that user, including a photo.

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Provide data to other components

Components like a form, pop-up form, button or dynamic button can use the data in a detail component (from the current record shown) as inputs to their functions. A detail component can also influence what is shown in tables, card lists and other detail views through filters.

Example:
1) You have an “Activate” button that performs a custom function that requires a UserID. You bind the UserID button field to a Users detail view that is also in the space. When a user clicks “Activate”, it will use the UserID shown in the Users detail component as the value for the function.

2) You have a detail component showing Riders that is bound to another detail component, showing Rides. Whenever the Rides detail component changes (i.e., its filters determine a different Ride record should be shown) the Riders detail will display the associated Rider for each ride.

We'll cover a step-by-step guide to setting this up below.

Configuring your detail component

Basics

First, select the resource whose data this detail component should show.

Filters

Set filters to specify which record is shown in this detail component. Generally, the criteria should identify a single record. Click “+ Add filter” to add your first filter.

Note: If more than one record fulfills the criteria, the first available matching record will be shown. You can add a dynamic filter that will allow users to uniquely identify a record.
If you expect there to be multiple results for a given filter, it may be better to use a table or card list component to display these results.

Each filter has a data field which is compared to a value. A preset filter compares against a fixed value, whereas a dynamic filter compares against data from another component. Dynamic filters are usually used with a detail component, as preset filters will show the same record in the detail view, which is not usually useful for a tool. In most cases, the easiest way to specify a single record is with a dynamic filter on the primary key.

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Example

Let's go through an 2-step example where we'll first bind a detail component to a filter component, and then bind a detail component to another detail component.

Let's say we're an on-demand company and we have a resource called Rides which has our rides data. We want to create a lookup tool that will show a single ride's data, and also show the associated rider.

First, we'll add a filter component called RideInput - this is where the user will enter in the id value for the ride they want to lookup.

Next, we'll add in a detail component to display the Rides data. In the filters tab, we'll bind this component to the filter component, matching the id field from the Rides resource with what is input into the filter component:

We also want to show the rider that took this ride, so we add another detail component to display the Riders resource. In the filters tab, we'll bind this component to the first detail component (showing Rides), matching the id field from the Riders resource with the Rider id from the Rides detail view:

Now these three components are bound together, so that when you enter in a ride id in to the filter component, you'll see the ride and rider details populate in the components below.

You can also bind a detail view to a table or card list. When a user selects a row in the table, the detail view will change.

Table: name of detail component -> data -> field

Card list: name of card list component -> data -> field

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Fields

Here, you can add, remove and rearrange fields within this detail component. You can edit the display of these fields to add icons and pillboxes to your detail component.

You can also click "+Add fields" to insert inline buttons, dynamic buttons, pop-up forms, calculated fields, s3 uploaders, links and images within this detail component:

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Hidden Fields

If you don't want a user to see a data field, but still want to use its data in other components, remove the column and add it back as a hidden field.This means the column won’t be displayed in the table, but you can still use the data in the column as inputs for another component.

Example: You make Created at a hidden field for your “User” detail view. You can then create a button that will use the Created at value from the current record in the detail view -- even though the user does not see the Created at field in the detail view.