Custom Form Beta - External Lookup via API

[atheffernan007]

Hi,

Interested in setting up a simple Proof of Concept to demonstrate the functionality of the External Lookup field.

1. Has anybody tried this yet?
2. Does Adobe have any sandbox resources to build a small client facing demo or are there any recommended/recognized APIs that would be suited to this task? 

Cheers!

[lgaertner · Accepted solution]

Hi,

yes, it's not as complicated as it seems at first glance.

You will be only able to setup an external lookup field using the new (beta) form designer.

You can try using a dummy API like this:

https://dummyjson.com/products 


If you have a look at the output in your browser, you will see, that it has the following format:

{
"products": [
{
"id": 1,
"title": "iPhone 9",
"description": "xyz",
...
]
}

So, to get the titles into the new field, you have to use the following JSON path:

$.products[*].title

Regards

Lars

[atheffernan007]

Lars, Thank you very much!

[Runningrebel93]

I have a scratch custom form and testing project with that custom form on it.  That is where I test and create proof of concept and tweak them as needed for custom forms in production.

One POC I am running some tests for is a sub category set of choices that are dependent on the primary category choices. I have gotten a one to one work and am now working on a multiple to multiple.