Creating choice lists for fields
You can use a choice-list hook to provide a list of options for a field.
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Procedure
To create a choice list for a field:
- Start the Designer.
- In the Schema Repository Explorer view, expand the Record Types folder in your schema and then expand a record type.
- Click on the Fields node to open the Record Fields grid.
- Click the Choice List cell of the field you want to update.
- Click the down arrow and select one of the following:
- To write a script for a choice list, select SCRIPTS. You can define a dependent list whose values change when the user selects a certain value in another form control. For an example, see Hook for creating a dependent list.
- To provide a set of values for a choice list, select CONSTANT LIST.
- To create a choice list whose values can be changed, select DYNAMIC LIST. Any user with the schema designer, dynamic list administrator, or super user privilege can change these values. Dynamic-list field hooks are convenient for lists that you expect to change frequently, because they allow you to update the list values without changing the schema. See Creating a dynamic choice list.
- Select NONE (the default) for Reference and Reference List field types only. The system presents a choice of all the active records of the given type as a default choice list for these field types.