Pro-Tip: How to Get Blueprint Preview to Display a Text Area

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So you’re creating your blueprint and you want preview to show a text area rather than a simple text-input box. Well I’m sure you’ve noticed that there’s no way to capture this in your config - so you probably feel like you’re out of luck. BUT there’s a trick!

Preview renders the input based on the size of the sample data generated by Pega GenAI. Content greater than 30 characters gets you a text-area, less than 30 gets you the standard text input. So if your notes field indicates that this is longer-form content, you’re more likely to get a text area in preview!

This is just another example of why capturing quality notes is an important part of a high fidelity blueprint!

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Maybe I just got lucky :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: Or maybe not in my last try.
Using keywords like description, overview, and similar ones, which usually imply more room for context, could also be a good approach, if those words are allowed.
Nice trick, by the way!

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This is a great tip, Anthony. It highlights a shift in mindset from trying to control and capture all specifications to providing context and allowing the AI to help you design.

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Nice! these keywords are excellent. Thanks for doing the extra testing

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