Can we bind dropdown to a infotable without datashape?

[vijay5]

Hi Team,

Can we bind dropdown to a infotable without datashape? If so how?

Is datashape required for all the widgets to bind on?

[PaiChung]

The only widget that I know that can take an infotable without a datashape is the Grid.

What is your challenge that you don't know the datashape

[vijay5]

So we can create n no. of datashapes if there are  n no. of services that returns infotables 

I hope there is nothing memory impact of datashapes as they are comparable to types in java

[PaiChung]

Correct also if you execute the service and it returns an infotable (without needing a DataShape initially to construct it) Thingworx gives you the option to create a DataShape based on the result.

Creating a large number of DataShapes shouldn't be an issue.

With large I'm thinking 10,000 or less.

[posipova]

What dropdown are you trying to use? Like a List widget dropdown?

Where is your infotable coming from? If it's a property, it has to have a datashape.

[posipova]

What dropdown are you trying to use? Like a List widget dropdown?

Where is your infotable coming from? If it's a property, it has to have a datashape.

[vijay5]

Yes list widget

[posipova]

Where is your data coming from?

[slangley]

Hi @vijay5.

If one of the previous posts helped to solve your issue, please mark it as the Accepted Solution for the benefit of others with the same question.  Or if you have found a different solution, we would love for you to post it here.

Regards.

--Sharon