Altinn / Altinn/app-lib-dotnet

Support for setting a description of an instance that's visible in Altinn inbox

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Description

### Description

I would like support for adding a description of an instance that is visible in the inbox, when a user expands an item in the inbox. Like this:

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a4e67253-184c-4e5a-8b5b-e6accfdb3c22)

As per now we can add presentationFields/presentationTexts to add text to the title, but I would like the ability to specify a more detailed description of what the form (skjema) is about.

Because this does not look good 😄 :

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ffb1634a-a116-4517-894a-59b826d1dd14)

Current Altinn docs: https://docs.altinn.studio//nb/altinn-studio/reference/configuration/messagebox/presentationfields/
See related Slack-conservation here: https://altinn.slack.com/archives/C02EJ9HKQA3/p1729780951210789

### Additional Information

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the linked presentationFields/presentationTexts documentation and the existing messagebox presentation configuration. Trace how presentation data reaches the expanded Altinn inbox item, then define the configuration and rendering changes needed for a description to appear there; done means the description is visible in the inbox without relying on the title.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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