Server Connect component - noload dynamic attribute - how to use

[guptast]

Hi,

A noload attribute (No Auto Load Dynamic Attribute) has been added for Server Connects in the latest update as per this FR.

Server Connect component add noload attribute to the UI

Hi @patrick, With the reactive nature of App Connect when adding a SC html component that autoloads we make the ajax call more times than needed as not all the parameters are available on the client at the time it runs. Does it make sense to add a new prop “runIf” that if evaluates false it won’t make the AJAX call at all superseding any other prop change saving some unnecessary roundtrips to the server?

I understand that this attribute will stop APIs from making multiple server calls and failing as the required parameters are not available at the runtime. Although JonL has mentioned in the above post how he has used this attribute by adding a value, but I can’t figure out what needs to be added in the value for the SC to not auto load.

Any information on how to use this new feature is greatly appreciated.

[JonL]

If the expression is true it won’t run the SC. So if you are waiting for parameters to be available just add a ! in front of them.

[guptast]

Thanks for the information. I have just tested it in a SC and the SC didn’t make calls to the server until it had the required GET parameter value from the ClientSide. This will reduce a large number of API calls to the server that fail while waiting for all the parameter values to become available.

Many thanks for the quick response and solution