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Using the Data Designer |
Select List (
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A Select List field is similar to a Choices field. The biggest difference is that the responses appear in a drop-down box instead of appearing separately. To see the choices, click the down arrow on the right side of the box (circled below).
See Also: Choices Field vs. Select List Field
Dialog Box
Fields on the Select List Field Dialog
| Field |
Description |
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| Name |
Enter the name of the field. Note that you cannot enter spaces nor most special characters (!@#$%^&*()+=<>,.:;'"{}[]\|`~) into this field. See Also: The Name Field's Default Value |
| Indexed |
Check if you want to index this field. For more information, see "Indexing the Fields of a Data Design Document" in the Supporting the Data Designer chapter of the Developer Reference Guide. The Indexed field may not appear, depending on how your administrator has set up your system. |
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| Item List |
This section of the screen displays the items that you enter in the Value and Text fields. Buttons let you remove items from this list as well as rearrange them. Place a check in the box of any item to be checked by default on the data entry screen. If you do, the user can accept the default or uncheck the item by clicking in the checkbox. |
| Value |
Enter the value that is collected when the data entry user selects this item. For example, if Interests appears in the Name field, and you want music to be collected when the data entry user selects this item and saves the page, enter music here. |
| Text |
Enter text to describe this item on the data entry screen. After you insert this field onto the screen, you can use eWebEditPro+XML's formatting capabilities to modify its size, font, color, and other attributes. |
| No longer available |
Use this field to indicate that an item can no longer be selected by a user in data entry mode. For example, you have a list of team members. If one member leaves, check No longer available rather than removing the item. If checked, the only appears in data entry mode if a document already contained the item's when the check is applied. This field lets you render a value obsolete without invalidating an existing XML document. Exception! -- If multiple selections are allowed in a Choices Field and the item is selected in design mode, it appears in data entry mode but is disabled (grayed-out). This lets you force an item's value into the XML document. |
| First item is not a valid selection. For example, "(Select)" |
Check here if the first item on the list is not a valid value but instead text that prompts the user to respond to the field. An example of such text for a list of states would be Select a state. If you check this box and the user selects the first value on the list (most likely by default), an error message appears when he tries to save the screen. |
| Caption |
Enter text to guide the user's selection. For example, if the user needs to select an area of interest, the caption could be Choose your interests. Note: The Caption field only appears on this dialog when you create the Select List field. If you later try to edit the field, the Caption field is not on the dialog. However, you can edit the Caption text within the editor. |
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