How to use SmartField with value help on default oDataModel to create new entity?

[axeldion]

Hi,

I have my default oDataModel defined in my manifest.json as "". This oDataModel has a entity called "ZC_MAINT_ZLABELS_PRINT" with some properties. 1 of these properties is Plant and has a value help defined in CDS (RAP).

I want to put a SmartField in my application for property Plant (So I don't need to create a value help myself):

<form:SmartForm id="idNewLabelSmartForm" class="editableForm" editable="true"> <form:Group id="idNewLabelGroup"> <form:GroupElement id="idNewLabelGroupElement"> <smartField:SmartField id="idPlantNewLabelprinterSmartField" value="{Plant}" entitySet="ZC_MAINT_ZLABELS_PRINT"/> </form:GroupElement> </form:Group> </form:SmartForm>

Now when I select a value from my value help or enter a value in the SmartField directly it is cleared automatically and my SmartField is empty again. How do I fix this issue? In the sample code ".bindElement(/abc)" is executed but this is something I cannot do as the entity does not exist yet.

Thanks!

[AlexNecula · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Try to use the method createEntry of the model. It returns a context that you can bind.

The field values will be updated automatically by the smartfields so you will only have to call submitChanges() when pressing Save.

Alex

[axeldion · Accepted solution]

Thanks! Resolved my issue