DateTimeDropdown does not return a value when used as a DisplayClaim

Question

I have a claims defined as follows

<ClaimType Id="Id">
  <DisplayName>Patient Identitfier</DisplayName>
  <DataType>string</DataType>
  <UserInputType>TextBox</UserInputType>
</ClaimType>
<ClaimType Id="ValidationMethod">
    <DisplayName>Send validation code by</DisplayName>
    <DataType>string</DataType>
  <UserHelpText>Add help text here</UserHelpText>
  <UserInputType>RadioSingleSelect</UserInputType>
  <Restriction>
    <Enumeration Text="Email" Value="Email" SelectByDefault="true" />
    <Enumeration Text="Mobile" Value="Mobile" SelectByDefault="false" />
    <Enumeration Text="Landline" Value="Landline" SelectByDefault="false" />
  </Restriction>
</ClaimType>

<ClaimType Id="DateOfBirth">
  <DisplayName>Date of Birth</DisplayName>
  <DataType>date</DataType>
  <UserHelpText>Add help text here</UserHelpText>
  <UserInputType>DateTimeDropdown</UserInputType>
</ClaimType>

When using it in a DisplayControl (or as a DisplayClaim in a technical profile using a display control) e.g.

<DisplayControl Id="patientRegistrationControl" UserInterfaceControlType="VerificationControl">
  <InputClaims>
    <!-- <InputClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="objectId" /> -->
  </InputClaims>
  <DisplayClaims>
    <DisplayClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="DateOfBirth" Required="true" />
    <DisplayClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="Id" Required="true" />
    <DisplayClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="ValidationMethod" Required="true" />
    <DisplayClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="ValidationCode" ControlClaimType="VerificationCode" Required="true" />
  </DisplayClaims>
  <OutputClaims>
    <OutputClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="extension_IsPatient" />
    <OutputClaim ClaimTypeReferenceId="extension_IsValidated" />
  </OutputClaims>
  <Actions>
    <Action Id="SendCode">
      <ValidationClaimsExchange>
        <ValidationClaimsExchangeTechnicalProfile TechnicalProfileReferenceId="REST-GeneratePatientCode2" />
      </ValidationClaimsExchange>
    </Action>
    <Action Id="VerifyCode">
      <ValidationClaimsExchange>
        <ValidationClaimsExchangeTechnicalProfile TechnicalProfileReferenceId="REST-VerifyAndRegisterPatient" />
      </ValidationClaimsExchange>
    </Action>
  </Actions>
</DisplayControl>

the Date time dropdown control is rendered as normal but the selected value is not posted back in the form. E.g. when pressing the Send the body is &Id=2313123&ValidationMethod=Mobile The DateOfBirth value is nowhere to be seen.

If I change UserInpurType on the DatOfBirth claim to TextBox the value is passed.

Is this a known issue/limitation?

Answer 1

If that is the case the documentation needs updating to clarify that. Currently it says:

The ClaimType element in the DisplayClaims collection needs to set the UserInputType element to any user input type supported by Azure AD B2C. Examples are TextBox or DropdownSingleSelect.

It explicitly states "any user input type supported by Azure AD B2C" and only lists TextBox or DropdownSingleSelect as examples.

Answer 2

Hello @Chris Hewitt ,

Thanks for reaching out and apologize for delayed response.

Display claim currently support - UserInputType element to TextBox or DropdownSingleSelect. Please refer following article for more detail.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/technicalprofiles#displayclaim

Hope this helps.

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