List field

Use this field to present users with a list of choices from which they can select the desired item.

Option Description
Value Type the value associated to this option. This is the value that will be sent to the server and used for the Field Replacement Tag Name (FRTN). Maximum length is 150.
Label Type an alternative text that will be visible to the user. If the label is empty, then the Value setting will be used for displaying this option in the Web UI. The maximum length is 150.
Default Select this check box to make the value in the Value column be the default value for this field.
Import items Click this button to import the List items values from a file of comma separated values (CSV file).
Export items Click this button to export the List items values to a CSV file for reuse in other List fields.
Display mode In this drop-down list, select the desired mode of displaying this field on the Web UI. There are three modes available:
  • Drop-down list
  • Control list
  • Modal dialog
Allow multiple selection Select this check box to allow the user to select more than one item from the list.  When this option is enabled, the value of the RRT will be the list of selected values separated by the semicolon (;).

This option is not available for Drop-down list display mode.

Display search options When the Allow multiple selection check box is selected, select this check box to allow the user to search the list for an item that contains the specified criteria.

This option is only available for Modal dialog display mode.

Allow users to add items Select this check box to allow the user to add items into the list.

This option is only available for Modal dialog display mode.

Raise event after pressing the find button Select this check box to cause the field to fire an event when the user presses the search button at the Web UI. You can respond to this event in the script that can be configured for the Dynamic form section on the General tab of the form settings dialog box.

This option is enabled only if Display search options is enabled, and the Dynamic form is selected on the General tab.

Maximum number of search results to display Specifies the maximum number of result items to display in the list.