What is the use of Dummy Code in Type and search in vFlow

[Nikhil.Dhanda]

There is an option in Fieldset in type and search element, dummy code, what is the role and configuration of that?

[ShraddhaDhoke]

Dummy Code property is related to the Allow Text Field property in Type-and-search element.
Please refer below link to know more about Allow text field property:

What is the use of Allow TextField in Type and search in vFlow

Type-and-search element is ideally used to type and search values from the dropdown and select them. The default behaviour of the Type-and-search element is that it becomes valid only when we select any value from the dropdown (when required validation is added on the element). To allow it as a text field this checkbox needs to be selected. Allow Text Field property can be used in scenarios where the user wants to save a new value which is not present in the dropdown. In this case the Type-and…

The default behaviour of Type-and-search element is that when any value is selected from the dropdown it is saved as a code value pair in the path.

When we select the Allow Text Field property, the field acts as an input text field and as we do not select anything from the dropdown hence only value (string) will be saved on the data path so to provide code to that value and fulfil the default behaviour of the Type-and-search element the Dummy Code property is given. Any string can be entered in this field. If nothing is entered by default 01 will be assigned to the code.

[ShraddhaDhoke]

Type-and-Search Element Configuration:

Here, the Type-and-search dropdown consists of 2 values as shown below

If the user wants to save any other value, they can type it in the field and a code mentioned in the Dummy code will be paired with the value.