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I have a JSON schedule feeding in through the JSON DataLinq provider. It's an array of game objects, and each row includes a startDateTime. I want a text object in my scene to act as a Combobox (User Input Control) that automatically lists every startDateTime from that feed. When the operator picks one, I want the rest of the scene's DataLinq-bound objects to filter to that row via Keys-basically the same operator flow as the Ross University "Text Object Macro to select games" tutorial, but using startDateTime as the key instead of a game ID.

Where I'm stuck is the purely "native" wiring. I can point the text object at the JSON DataLinq source and open "Assign Columns…", but the Combobox still wants a single Column to populate the list. In my feed, the games live under an array (e.g., "data"), and the provider exposes them as data, data<2>, data<3>, etc.-so I don't see startDateTime presented as one flat column I can select for the list. My understanding is that "Assign Columns…" only maps what gets published/returned from the selected row; it doesn't actually populate the list by itself. So I think I need the JSON provider configured so the array is treated as the table root and startDateTime shows up as a proper column the Combobox can iterate. If that's the intended setup, what's the exact native configuration in the JSON DataLinq dialog to achieve it (i.e., selecting the correct Record/Array node so startDateTime appears once in the Columns list)?

Anyone who has achieved this, I would love your input. 

Here is an example schedule that we use. I cannot upload the JSON, here is a link to the JSON structure. 

https://pastecode.io/s/t615ha21

I have a JSON schedule feeding in through the JSON DataLinq provider. It's an array of game objects, and each row includes a startDateTime. I want a text object in my scene to act as a Combobox (User Input Control) that automatically lists every startDateTime from that feed. When the operator picks one, I want the rest of the scene's DataLinq-bound objects to filter to that row via Keys-basically the same operator flow as the Ross University "Text Object Macro to select games" tutorial, but using startDateTime as the key instead of a game ID.

Where I'm stuck is the purely "native" wiring. I can point the text object at the JSON DataLinq source and open "Assign Columns…", but the Combobox still wants a single Column to populate the list. In my feed, the games live under an array (e.g., "data"), and the provider exposes them as data, data<2>, data<3>, etc.-so I don't see startDateTime presented as one flat column I can select for the list. My understanding is that "Assign Columns…" only maps what gets published/returned from the selected row; it doesn't actually populate the list by itself. So I think I need the JSON provider configured so the array is treated as the table root and startDateTime shows up as a proper column the Combobox can iterate. If that's the intended setup, what's the exact native configuration in the JSON DataLinq dialog to achieve it (i.e., selecting the correct Record/Array node so startDateTime appears once in the Columns list)?

Anyone who has achieved this, I would love your input. 

Hello Jonathan,

Unfortunately, user input controls do not currently support nodal data structures, so the only option for populating them from Datalinq would be sources that are parsed as columns and rows like databases and Text files.

Here is an example schedule that we use. I cannot upload the JSON, here is a link to the JSON structure. 

https://pastecode.io/s/t615ha21

I have a JSON schedule feeding in through the JSON DataLinq provider. It's an array of game objects, and each row includes a startDateTime. I want a text object in my scene to act as a Combobox (User Input Control) that automatically lists every startDateTime from that feed. When the operator picks one, I want the rest of the scene's DataLinq-bound objects to filter to that row via Keys-basically the same operator flow as the Ross University "Text Object Macro to select games" tutorial, but using startDateTime as the key instead of a game ID.

Where I'm stuck is the purely "native" wiring. I can point the text object at the JSON DataLinq source and open "Assign Columns…", but the Combobox still wants a single Column to populate the list. In my feed, the games live under an array (e.g., "data"), and the provider exposes them as data, data<2>, data<3>, etc.-so I don't see startDateTime presented as one flat column I can select for the list. My understanding is that "Assign Columns…" only maps what gets published/returned from the selected row; it doesn't actually populate the list by itself. So I think I need the JSON provider configured so the array is treated as the table root and startDateTime shows up as a proper column the Combobox can iterate. If that's the intended setup, what's the exact native configuration in the JSON DataLinq dialog to achieve it (i.e., selecting the correct Record/Array node so startDateTime appears once in the Columns list)?

Anyone who has achieved this, I would love your input.