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Multifield is not retaining more than one item

Forum|Forum|9 months ago
April 15, 2025
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The multifield below is not retaining more than one item. The child node only stores one item in content path. Second item is saved directly on the component node itself. Need guidance in understanding error in the structure
Multifield dialog:

 <multifieldDialog
                                                    jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
                                                    sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/form/multifield"
                                                    composite="{Boolean}true"
                                                    fieldLabel="Items">
                                                <field
                                                        jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
                                                        sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/container"
                                                        name="./multifieldAssets">
                                                    <items
                                                            jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured">

                                                                jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
                                                                sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/form/textfield"
                                                                fieldDescription="Enter the title for the icon."
                                                                fieldLabel="Title"
                                                                name="./title"
                                                                required="{Boolean}true"/>

                                                    </items>
                                                </field>
                                            </multifieldDialog>

partyush

Community Advisor

Hi @zendarkke

Can you try this

<multifieldDialog
    jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
    sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/form/multifield"
    composite="{Boolean}true"
    fieldLabel="Items">
    <field
        jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
        sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/container"
        name="./multifieldAssets">
        <items
            jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured">
            <title
                jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
                sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/form/textfield"
                fieldDescription="Enter the title for the icon."
                fieldLabel="Title"
                name="./title"
                required="{Boolean}true"/>
        </items>
    </field>
</multifieldDialog>

The multifield issue is likely due to a malformed XML structure. Use the corrected XML provided above, ensuring proper nesting of the textfield under items.

Thanks !

Z

ZendarkkeAuthor

Level 2

I made an error while copying the code. The structure you provided is the one that is in use

partyush

Community Advisor

Hi @zendarkke

The in provided solution the title node is present ! where as in your query it is not present, both are not same.

here is one more example try this.

<multifieldDialog
    jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
    sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/form/multifield"
    composite="{Boolean}true"
    fieldLabel="Items">
    <field
        jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
        sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/container"
        name="./multifieldAssets">
        <items
            jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured">
            <titleNode
                jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
                sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/form/textfield"
                fieldDescription="Enter the title for the icon."
                fieldLabel="Title"
                name="./title"
                required="{Boolean}true"/>
        </items>
    </field>
</multifieldDialog>

Thanks

SantoshSai

Community Advisor

Hi @zendarkke,

Looks like, this is a classic multifield + composite=true in AEM dialogs.

Your multifield is set with composite="{Boolean}true", which means AEM is supposed to create a node per item under the component node, like:

+ your-component
  + multifieldAssets
    + item0
      - title = "Title 1"
    + item1
      - title = "Title 2"

But in your case, you're seeing:

One item inside multifieldAssets
Another field like title directly on the component node — which is incorrect.

The Problem

Your structure is almost right, but missing proper nesting inside <items>.

Specifically, you should have a container inside <items>, and within that define your form fields.

Try this

Here’s how your dialog should look:

<multifieldDialog
    jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
    sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/form/multifield"
    composite="{Boolean}true"
    fieldLabel="Items">
    <field
        jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
        sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/container"
        name="./multifieldAssets">
        <items jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured">
            <!-- Wrap fields in a container node -->
            <item
                jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
                sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/container">
                <title
                    jcr:primaryType="nt:unstructured"
                    sling:resourceType="granite/ui/components/coral/foundation/form/textfield"
                    fieldDescription="Enter the title for the icon."
                    fieldLabel="Title"
                    name="./title"
                    required="{Boolean}true"/>
            </item>
        </items>
    </field>
</multifieldDialog>

Hope that helps!

Regards,
Santosh

Santosh Sai

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