Key-Value Editor

   MaestroThe UI design product.  |   Form Builder |  24.04 This feature was introduced in 24.04

The Maestro editor comes with the Key-Value editor allowing you to create and manage key / value mappings, which may be required to configure different components, for example, Configurable Text Input. The mappings are stored as a JSONJSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is an open standard file format and data interchange format that uses human-readable text to store and transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs and arrays. object so the editor lets you edit these pairs using JSON syntax directly.

To create a key / value pair in the editor:

1. Open a form or a template in the Maestro editor and click the Design tab.
2. Select a component and switch to the Properties tab.
3. Click Values to open the Key-Value editor.

   

   Note

   The component's property must be enabled for the key-value content, otherwise this option is not available.

4. Click Add to create a new mapping and provide a key in the Key column and its value in the Value column.
5. Click Edit As JSON to edit the mapping in JSON format.

   

6. Click Clean Up to format the JSON file.
7. Click Done to return to the main UI of the key-value editor.
8. Click Save to save your changes.

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