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====Manage Values====
#Go to the last section of the page, ''Enumerated Values'':
#:[[File:Picklist_EnumeratedValues.png]]
#Click '''[Manage Values]''' to specify display text, color, images, and grouping labels.
#:[[File:Picklist_ManageValues.png]]


;Specify images:
The ''Enumerated Values'' section of the field-definition page, lets you specify the picklist values and the order in which they appear.
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:
:[[File:Enumeratedstatuscheck.gif|none]]


;Use Labels for Grouping:
'''To specify which values appear:'''
[[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.
# Click '''[Manage Values]'''
# Click the box under the Trash can to remove an item.
# Click '''[Add More Rows]''' to add additional items
# Click '''[Save]''' when done


:;Considerations:
;Settings:
::*The ''Use Label for grouping'' option is only available for Picklists
:* '''Display Label''' - The label to display in the list.
::*After the ''Use Label for grouping'' option is selected, the ''Sort List Alphabetically'' option is reset to ''NO''
:* '''Value''' - The actual value that is stored in a record (or returned to a program) when the item is chosen from the list. When the field is used to group, sort, or filter records, it is the value of the field that determines the outcome.
::*If the ''Use Label for grouping'' option is selected, the enumerated values are not available for dependent field associations
 
{{Note|[[Alphanumeric Characters]] are allowed in labels and values, including special characters (<tt><nowiki>+  /  '  -  _</nowiki></tt>) and spaces.}}


====Reorder Values====
====Reorder Values====
In the ''Enumerated Values'' section, click '''[Reorder Values]''' to change the order in which the values appear:
In the ''Enumerated Values'' section of the field-definition page, 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.}}

Latest revision as of 23:19, 2 May 2014

The Enumerated Values section of the field-definition page, lets you specify the picklist values and the order in which they appear.

To specify which values appear:

  1. Click [Manage Values]
  2. Click the box under the Trash can to remove an item.
  3. Click [Add More Rows] to add additional items
  4. Click [Save] when done
Settings
  • Display Label - The label to display in the list.
  • Value - The actual value that is stored in a record (or returned to a program) when the item is chosen from the list. When the field is used to group, sort, or filter records, it is the value of the field that determines the outcome.

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Note: Alphanumeric Characters are allowed in labels and values, including special characters (+ / ' - _) and spaces.

Reorder Values

In the Enumerated Values section of the field-definition page, 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.

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