Difference between revisions of "Manage and Reorder Enumerated Values"

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====Manage Values====
====Specify Display Text, Colors, Images, and Grouping Labels====
#Click '''[Manage Values]''' to specify display text, color, images, and grouping labels.
Click '''[Manage Values]''' to specify display text, color, images, and grouping labels.
#:[[File:Picklist_ManageValues.png]]
:[[File:Picklist_ManageValues.png]]


;Specify images:
:*;Specify images:
To specify images, first upload them to the platform as [[Documents]]. This example shows records that were created after selecting such graphic images from a picklist:
:: To specify images, first upload them to the platform as [[Documents]]. This example shows records that were created after selecting such images from a picklist:
:[[File:Enumeratedstatuscheck.gif|none]]
::[[File:Enumeratedstatuscheck.gif|none]]


;Use Labels for Grouping:
:*[[File:Picklistgroupbylabel.gif|right|upright|thumb|''Fruit'' and ''Vegetable'' are group labels]] ;Specify grouping labels:
[[File:Picklistgroupbylabel.gif|right|upright|thumb|''Fruit'' and ''Vegetable'' are group labels]]Use this option to group picklist values by label. The ''Use Label for Grouping'' option is useful when a picklist is long, and can be organized into groups.
::Select ''Use Label for Grouping'' to use labels for grouping, instead of making them selections, click .
::This option is useful when a picklist is long, and can be organized into groups.
::To be useful, the "Sort Alphabetically" box should be unchecked.


:;Considerations:
::;Considerations:
::*The ''Use Label for grouping'' option is only available for Picklists
:::*The ''Use Label for grouping'' option is only available for Picklists
::*After the ''Use Label for grouping'' option is selected, the ''Sort List Alphabetically'' option is reset to ''NO''
:::*After the ''Use Label for grouping'' option is selected, the ''Sort List Alphabetically'' option is reset to ''NO''
::*If the ''Use Label for grouping'' option is selected, the enumerated values are not available for dependent field associations
:::*If the ''Use Label for grouping'' option is selected, the enumerated values are not available for dependent field associations


====Reorder Values====
====Reorder Values====
In the ''Enumerated Values'' section, click '''[Reorder Values]''' to change the order in which the values appear:
Click '''[Reorder Values]''' to change the order in which the values appear:
:[[File:Picklist_ReorderValues.png]]
:[[File:Picklist_ReorderValues.png]]


{{Note|Reordering can be done only when the ''Sort List Alphabetically'' option is unchecked.}}
{{Note|Reordering can be done only when the ''Sort List Alphabetically'' option is unchecked.}}

Revision as of 21:55, 23 January 2012

The Enumerated Values section of the page lets you specify display text and color, images, and grouping labels, as well as the return values for user selections:

Picklist EnumeratedValues.png

Specify Display Text, Colors, Images, and Grouping Labels

Click [Manage Values] to specify display text, color, images, and grouping labels.

Picklist ManageValues.png
  • Specify images
To specify images, first upload them to the platform as Documents. This example shows records that were created after selecting such images from a picklist:
Enumeratedstatuscheck.gif
  • Fruit and Vegetable are group labels
    ;Specify grouping labels:
Select Use Label for Grouping to use labels for grouping, instead of making them selections, click .
This option is useful when a picklist is long, and can be organized into groups.
To be useful, the "Sort Alphabetically" box should be unchecked.
Considerations
  • The Use Label for grouping option is only available for Picklists
  • After the Use Label for grouping option is selected, the Sort List Alphabetically option is reset to NO
  • If the Use Label for grouping option is selected, the enumerated values are not available for dependent field associations

Reorder Values

Click [Reorder Values] to change the order in which the values appear:

Picklist ReorderValues.png

Notepad.png

Note: Reordering can be done only when the Sort List Alphabetically option is unchecked.