Custom UI when adding new custom connector

[ChadC]

Hi, 

I have a custom data connector that currently requires the user to enter a string to specify the scope of data they wish to pull when adding the query. There are 37 possible values and I'd like to present the user with a dropdown menu instead of a text input box. I haven't been able to find any documentation on this. Is it possible?

For example, the current prompt for users adding this connector:

[v-juanli-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @ChadC 

There are some threads discussing about this problem, you may have a look:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Developer/Custom-data-connector-SDK-help-required/m-p/547696#M17057

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Custom-Data-Connector-UI-Dropdown-list/td-p/484102

Best Regards
Maggie

Community Support Team _ Maggie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

[ChadC]

Thanks for the help @v-juanli-msft . I was able to implement a dropdown menu using the link below which was mentioned in the first post you provided.

https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/2014/11/27/specifying-allowed-values-sample-values-and-descriptions-for...

My code snippet for future reference:

[DataSource.Kind="Outreach", Publish="Outreach.Publish"]
shared Outreach.Contents = Value.ReplaceType(ScopeImpl, ScopeType);

ScopeType = type function(
    ScopeValues as (type text meta [
        Documentation.Description = "Select a scope.",
        Documentation.SampleValues = {"users"},
        Documentation.AllowedValues = {"audits","accounts","callDispositions","callPurposes","calls","customDuties","contentCategories","contentCategoryMemberships","duties","emailAddresses","events","favorites","mailAliases","mailboxes","mailings","opportunities","opportunityProspectRoles","opportunityStages","personas","phoneNumbers","profiles","prospects","recipients","roles","rulesets","sequenceStates","sequenceSteps","sequenceTemplates","sequences","snippets","stages","taskPriorities","tasks","teams","templates","users","webhooks"}
        ]))
        as table meta [
        Documentation.Name = "Outreach API"
    ];

ScopeImpl = (Scope as text) =>
    let
        source = Json.Document(Web.Contents(api_source_uri & Scope))
    in
        source;

The following replaces the dialog that I originally posted: