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How would you populate a dropdown that is a replicant with a list of options using FormAPI?

I can populate a drop down with options that is NOT a replicant using FormAPI. This piece works fine however I am facing challenges populating a drop down that is a replicant using FormAPI. I can't see any examples in the FormAPI documentation either.

Can somebody please help me?

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Migrateduser

Do you mean a <select> instance that is inside a <replicant>? If so, the main thing is to make sure when creating the item object, you refer to the <select> using the proper notation. See the help on your TS server at http://localhost/iw/help/tst/FormAPI/formapi_9.html#SEC9

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Smeeta

What I need to do is populate a <select> instance that is a replicant with data from the database on a ItemChange of some other item in the DCT using FormAPI.

I am able to get this working if I specify the index of the select instance of the replicant item that I need to load. However since this item is a replicant hardcoding the index in my code will only load the data for the replicant item whose index I have specified. It will ignore all the other replicant <select> instances that the user has added to the DCT by clicking on + button.

Is there a way for me to find out all the replicant instances of the <select> instance on my DCT or the max index of that <select> instance on my DCT using FormAPI so that I can loop though it and load all the replicant instances with the appropriate data.

Migrateduser

Could you please post the dct and maybe the expected dcr data so we have a better idea of what the problem is. Also keep in mind that if all you are looking for is a change in the replicant say like the addition or deletion of a replicant item) then the on item change for the replicant (not the individual children):

[link]http://localhost/iw/help/tst/FormAPI/formapi_6.html#SEC6[/link]