Popup windows attached to a column in Appsheet Form's Edit view

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Hi
I have successfully added a popup information window to several of my columns in Details view in Appsheet. However, for my purpose, having the information window only in the Details view is not really helpful. I would also like the same window to be accessible form the Edit / Form view as well. Or just in the Edit / Form view.

It was fairly easy to do through actions and inline views and makes the app look quite good. I just want to go a step further and make the app look even better with this ability to be available in the Edit / Form view.

If you need any more information please let me know.

Does anyone have any suggestions. Thank you in advance.

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Great job on getting the popup information window working in the Details view! Now, adding the same functionality in the Edit/Form view is a bit trickier because AppSheet doesn’t natively support actions inside form views. However, here are a few solution you can try:

Option 1: Use a Show-type Column (Best Approach)

AppSheet allows Show columns inside forms, which can display text, images, or even hyperlinks. You can use this to display an info icon or message inside the Form view.

Steps:

  1. Add a new column to your table (if needed).
  • Type: Show
  • Category: Text / Image (depending on what you want)1. In the App Formula, add your message (e.g., “Click here for more information.”).

If you want an info icon, you can use:
CONCATENATE("[info] ", “Click here for more details”)

If linking to more details, use:
HYPERLINK(“https://your-info-page.com”, “More Info”)

  1. Place this Show column before or next to the field it relates to.

Option 2: Use an Editable Virtual Column with an Action

Since actions aren’t clickable inside forms, an alternative is to:

  1. Create a virtual column (e.g., InfoColumn).
  2. Set it up as a concatenated text field with a clickable hyperlink.
  3. Add it to the form layout.

Option 3: Custom Form with Actions

Another workaround is creating a custom form-like UX view using a Detail view with Quick Edit fields. Then, you can place inline actions there.

Would you like a specific step-by-step guide for one of these approaches? Let me know which one you love most

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Hi @Tijesuni

Thank you for your response. Any one of the 3 options should work in my App. I will try them and see which is better for me.

Thank you for you response it is very much appreciated,

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Here’s a step-by-step guide to adding a Show-type column in AppSheet to display an information popup or message in the Edit/Form view:

Step 1: Add a Show-type Column

  1. Go to Data > Columns and select the table where you want to add the popup/info message.
  2. Click Add a new column and set it up as follows:

Column Name: Info_Popup

Type: Show

Category: Text or Image (Text if you want an info message, Image if you want an icon)

App Formula:

For a simple message, use:
“Click here for more information about this field.”

For an info icon with text, use:
CONCATENATE("[info] ", “Click here for details”)

For a clickable link to more details, use:
HYPERLINK(“https://your-info-page.com”, “More Info”)

  1. Click Save and regenerate the table schema.

Step 2: Place the Info Column in the Form View

  1. Go to UX > Views.
  2. Find the Form view for the table.
  3. Click Edit and go to the Column Order section.
  4. Drag and drop the new Info_Popup column above or below the field it refers to.
  5. Click Save.

Step 3: Test Your Form

  1. Open your app and navigate to the form.
  2. The new info message or link should now appear inside the Edit/Form view.
  3. If you used a link, clicking it will open a new page with more information.
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Do you have any example for Option 2?