Date Picker
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The date picker component enables you to display a calendar that saves the users input as a variable. This variable can then be combined with other Studio components, such as text boxes, to dynamically update your View.
For example - a single date picker is used to update the variable in the text box:
Configuring a date picker component
The date picker component can be dragged and dropped into your View, giving you the following options to configure:
Date range or single date: Allow the user to select a date range (with start and end dates) or a single date.
Save input to variables: Choose which View or Knowledge Model variables to save the user input to.
For more information about variables, see: Enhanced variables
Data settings: Choose whether the apply selection limits, with the following options available:
None
Do not allow dates in the past
Do not allow dates in the future
Style: Enable quick selections for the user.
To configure the example, the date picker component settings are:
Single selection
Save date selection to 'datevar' View variable
Do not allow dates in the past
The text box configuration then includes the 'datevar' View variable as a dynamic field:
