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ComboBox InputTextPlaceholder not working with If Formula

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The issue is that ComboBox InputTextPlaceholder not working with If Formula.

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The cell highlighted with Orange is a Text box and so reads the IF formula and shows "Not Applicable" whenever it's cell is disabled. The problem with ComboBox (highlighted with Green) is that it shows BLANK for the same formula.

It works with IF formula only when i place this formula in NoSelectionText property instead of InputTextPlaceholder and also turn the IsSearchable property to "False".

I cannot do the later as it's a search based Person Type data card.

Please suggest a workaround. I would like to show different text based on whether it's editable or disabled.

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eka24 20,925 on at

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I think the issue is with the disabled pert of the formula:

If(Self.DisplayMode=DisplayMode.Disabled,"Not Applicable","Start Typing To Search")

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@eka24 Thanks for responding, but did not understand your response fully.
Tried differently, even this doesn't show "Not Applicable"
Also, i want to disable the cell but even if i change the disabled mode from disable to view- it still doesn't work
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i looked at your original post:

"It works with IF formula only when i place this formula in NoSelectionText property instead of InputTextPlaceholder and also turn the IsSearchable property to "False"."

Per the sentence above i dont get same experience

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@eka24 The issue is not that it is not displaying "Start type to search".
The issue is that when the field is disabled- then it is not showing :Not Applicable".

Can you try disabling your combo-box and then try showing "Not Applicable"?
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Is the Combobox Disabled? because that is when the formula will display "Start Typing To Search"

It wont display anything if the Combobox is not Disabled because you have not supplied anything to display if enabled

If(Self.DisplayMode=DisplayMode.Disabled,"Start Typing To Search","Not Applicable")

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@eka24 It is disabled using the formula shown below.
And when it is disabled, i want to show "Not Applicable".
It would be enabled only when Report Type != Data Extract and that's when it shows "Start typing to search".

The issue i am facing is that it shows "Start typing to search" when enabled but not "Not applicable" when it is disabled. Hope it's making sense!
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@Anonymous ,

As noted in responding to your Private Message asking for assistance -

InputTextPlaceHolder does not work in Disabled mode (makes sense as you cannot enter anything) - you need to put a label in the card in the middle of the combo box only visible if the combo box is disabled.