Sending Dropdown Displayname in Email Template

[Nina_Carty]

I am sure I am missing something. I cannot find the syntax to refer to the displayname in a dropdown list. ${mydropdown} gives me the value but I need both the value and the displayname. I've verified that they are both set correctly by using a rule to populate two text fields with them.

Any assistance is appreciated.

@workflowuser 

[workflowuser]

let me check and get back

[workflowuser]

looks like you want to include the displayname in the email template? can you please tell us your use case?

[Nina_Carty]

Yes, we have a list of contacts who are responsible for specific items. Our citizens need to be able to choose a topic and the email with their question will go to the appropriate person.

Dropdown configuration:

Value = contact email

Displayvalue = topic

I can send the email using the value but would like to include the topic chosen in the email subject for the person receiving it.

[workflowuser]

maybe try something like this for your drop down

John@abc.com,Finance=Finance

Cathy@123.com,Internal Audit=Internal Audit

Then using javascript string manipulations you can extract the email and Department from the value

[Nina_Carty]

After manipulating the values, how do I refer to them in the email?

[Nina_Carty]

I think it's either not possible or I don't know the syntax.

[workflowuser]

https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:17acc957-0079-424e-9fad-258539acd5b3

This form has a drop-down. I have split the display value and the email into two strings and output them in two text boxes. in your form, you can hide the two text boxes

[Nina_Carty]

Yes, I've done that.

But here is the whole story. I've developed a component that reads a JSON file from the DAM and populates the options property of the dropdown. This will most likely be used multiple times in different forms so I would like it to simply pickup the value and the displayvalue for use in the email or whatever submission action I choose.

I've tried JavaScript, text boxes, XML instead of JSON, etc. 

I've even tried including the textbox control directly in the component so I could assign the value in the component and hide it but that doesn't work either.

I was really hoping for a ${mydropdown.displayvalue} or such.

[workflowuser]

ok, found an easier way

if (( this.value !== null && this.value !== "" )) {

console.log(this.displayValue);
console.log(this.value);


}

[workflowuser]

this form has what you need

https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:726ad1bb-a84b-498d-b2c0-f3e18d3b81d0

[Nina_Carty · Accepted solution]

The answer to the issue is that the displayname cannot be used in the email template without first creating a rule to update a text field with it. The text field can then be used in the email template.