Assign an Entity to Multiple Items Exercise v17.10

   PlatformApplicable to all products in Temenos Journey Manager.  |   Form Builder |  All versions   This feature is related to v5.1 and higher.

You can assign an Entity to multiple items at once using the Structure panel.

Extra help is available at the end of this exercise if you get stuck.

Step 1: Add a new Section and Components

1. Display Page Two of the ‘Exercise – Entities’ form
2. Add a new section to the form and call it HomeAddress.
3. Add the following ‘text field’ components to ‘HomeAddress’:
• StreetNumber
• StreetName
• Suburb
• PostCode
• Country
4. From the Entities panel, confirm the new components are ‘Not Assigned’ to any Entities

Step 2: Assign an Entity to multiple items

1. To relate an Entity to multiple components, you need to assign the Entity to the section first, i.e. where all the components are located.
2. Make sure the ‘Home Address’ section is selected.
3. Use the ID property field to assign the location Entity to the Section.
4. Display the Structure panel > right-click the homeAddress section and choose Apply Entity Path to Children.
5. From the ‘Entities’ panel, confirm all components are now related to the ‘location’ Entity
6. Select each component in the form and confirm the IDs have all been assigned to the location Entity.
7. Click Save, then close the form (Browser Tab).

Extra Help

Download the Exercise PDF for more detailed instructions to help you complete the exercise.