With the Generate Text feature, generate text from existing text, a given context, a data input, or a set of parameters. This can be useful for creating automated responses, content generation, or even simulating human-like conversation within an app.
Adding the Generate Text feature
In the Data Editor
Open the table where you want to use the Generate Text feature.
Add a new basic text column for the Input. The input can be any column that contains text, so if you’ve used another action or computed column to create a text result, you can also use that text result as the Input source.
New columns added with the plus button will always appear on the right. If you'd like to add a column somewhere else in your data, you can select the dropdown menu on an existing column and choose Add column right. You can also click and drag columns to rearrange them.
Add a Generate Text column to store the result. Search for "Generate Text” or navigate to AI → Generate Text.
For the Instructions, add instructions to create more specificity for your prompt.
For the Input, use the Input column created previously.
Note: If the action will be triggered in the Workflow Editor, then add a basic text Result column where the result will be stored.
Click on Done.
In the Layout Editor
If you have not yet set up the columns you'll need in the Data Editor, start with the steps above.
Add a component that supports actions such as Button, Hint, or Rich Text. Bind this component with the column where the output is stored.
In the configuration panel on the right, in the Actions menu, select the Generate Text action.
Name the action and choose an icon.
For Instructions, enter custom text to create more specificity for your prompt.
For Input, choose the column where the input is stored, or enter custom text.
For Results, select the column where the results should be stored.
To display the text that results from the action, add a Text Component and use your results column as the source. This will instantly show the generated text to your users.
To enable users to adjust the instructions, add a Text Entry Component pointing to an Instructions column with the adjustments you want made.
To enable users to adjust the input, add a Text Entry Component pointing to the Input column to be able to change the input.
In the Workflow Editor
If you have not yet set up the columns you'll need in the Data Editor, start with the steps above.
Select the (+) plus symbol or the + New Workflow button.
For data source, select the data source of the screen where the action is triggered.
Add Generate Text as the first step of the workflow.
For the Instructions, add instructions to create more specificity for your prompt.
For the Input and Result fields, use the Input and Result columns created previously.
Optionally, add a Show Notification action at the end of the workflow to notify the user.