Re-use code lists from Altinn 2
How to configure code lists that exists in Altinn 2 in an Altinn 3 app?
Deprecated feature
Altinn 2 provided a shared set of code lists for use in forms. Until May 2023 there really wasn’t an alternative for common used code lists across Altinn 3 applications. By exposing the Altinn 2 code lists api in Altinn 3 applications you would get access to the same set of code lists.
This however is not a long term solution, and with the release of the Altinn Common Code lists package, you now have access to many of the same code lists as in Altinn 2.
You still might find a missing code list or two in Altinn 3 compared with Altinn 2 - in that case please consider the following:
- Can you create a pull request in Altinn Common Code lists repo and contribute allowing others to re-use your implementation?
- If you don’t have the knowledge or time to create a pull request then just let us know, by creating a new issue and describe what code list you need and we will either create it or help you do it.
- If you decide to use the Altinn 2 variant, please know that this api won’t be available after June 2025.
Configure an Altinn 2 code list
For an overview over available code lists in Altinn 2 please use the api
You register the lists you want to use in your applications Program.cs and you can keep updating the code list trough TUL.
using Altinn.App.Core.Features.Options;
...
services.AddAltinn2CodeList(
id: "ASF_Land",
transform: (code) => new (){ Value = code.Code, Label = code.Value1 },
// filter: (code) => int.Parse(code.Value3) > 100,
codeListVersion: 3994, // Optional (use latest version if missing)
metadataApiId: "ASF_Land" // Code list name in Altinn 2 (use id if missing)
);
The id parameter is required and should be the name of the code list in altinn 2, transform sorts out what columns
should be assigned to Value and Label. Translation is automatic. After version v7.2.0, nb will be used as a fallback
for missing languages. If you want two different transformations of the same list (for different components), id is the
name that is used in Altinn 3 and metadataApiId is used towards altinn 2.
Usage is as all code lists where id is written in the optionsId field of the component.
{
"id": "country",
"type": "Dropdown",
...
"optionsId": "ASF_Land"
},