Renaming or Importing Field Type Values

Renaming a Field Type

  1. On the Field Types tree view tab, select a field type.
  2. Right-click and select Properties.
  3. On the Field Type Properties window, click the Values tab and select the value to rename.

    The Rename button is selected and the value becomes editable.

  4. Enter the new value and click Apply or OK.

Creating and Importing Field Types

  1. In a text editor, enter a list of values with each value on a new line in the file separated by a paragraph break.
  2. Save the file with an extension of .txt, such as citylist.txt.
  3. From the Field Types tree view tab, select a field type.
  4. Right-click and select Properties.
  5. On the Field Type Properties window, click the Values tab and then click Import.
  6. Browse and select the file that contains the list of values you need, and then click Open. The Import - <name of selected file> window appears, and you select one of the following:
    • Replace existing list values

    • Add to existing list values

  7. Click OK.
    Note By default, imported values retain the original order, but you can sort values alphabetically or customize the sort order.