I’m working on a requirement in Pega Constellation 24.1.1 and need guidance on the recommended implementation approach.
Requirement
Inside an existing View, we have a add a clickable link/ icon beside a field. When the user clicks the link, it should open a popup/modal that displays another table/grid with related data.
Questions
Is this feasible using out-of-the-box Constellation capabilities?
What is the recommended approach to:
Make a table column as a link
Open a popup/modal from the click
Display another View/Table inside the popup
Is there any standard pattern for this?
For the popup table data:
Can it be populated directly using the API/Data Page?
For Additional Context
I researched PDN and other documentation, I’m seeing mixed guidance between traditional UI and Constellation approaches, so I wanted clarification especially for Constellation.
If anyone has implemented something similar, examples or best practices would be helful.
This is partly feasible in Constellation, but the exact solution depends on whether the clicked row represents a real case/data object that Constellation can open, or just API-sourced/derived data. Constellation supports link-style behaviour in tables and also uses modal dialogs for some embedded-data interactions, but more advanced “click row → open custom popup → show another related table” patterns can hit limitations without extension
If the requirement is a custom link/icon inside a table that opens another popup containing a related table, especially for API/Data Page-sourced records, OOTB support is limited. In those scenarios, Constellation may try to treat the clicked row as an object instance, and teams often end up using a custom DX component for full control.
The most standard Constellation-friendly approach is:
Make the row/column clickable using supported table/link configuration where available.
Open a View in a modal only if the target is a supported Constellation object/view interaction, such as embedded data add/edit or a data object/case that Constellation can resolve properly.
Use a List View / Partial View / Form View for the content shown in the modal, depending on whether the popup is read-only or editable
@KarthikM16795015 Are you in the User Experience Expert Circle? I would like to move this under that area, so it can be found with other Constellation questions. However, if you are not a member you won’t be able to respond (until you join), so don’t want to just move on you.
