Add choice list elements
Use this dialog box to create, remove, or reorganize items and groups on the choice
list. The list box shows the name of your choice list. It adds
items and groups of items to this list as you create and organize them using
the control buttons.
Use the buttons at the right of this dialog box to add or remove items or
groups of items on the choice list:
- New Items lets you create individual choice
list elements. The maximum allowable value for both the display name and for
the choice list value is 1024 characters each.
- New Groups lets you create hierarchical groupings
for choice list elements. The maximum allowable value for the group display
name is 1024 characters.
- Edit lets you change the display name and
value. Also, use it to view extremely long values if they are truncated by
the Add Choice List Elements page of the wizard.
- Remove lets you remove groups and items from
your choice list.
The following topics show you how to create, remove, or reorganize items and
groups on the choice list:
To rearrange selected item in the list
In the list box, select the item whose order you want to move and do one of
the following options:
- Click Move Up to position the item above
the previous item.
- Click Move Down to position the item below
the next item.
To create individual entries for your choice list
- Click New Items to display the Add Items
screen.
- Enter the item name and value in the Display Name and Value fields. For
example, for a choice list with an integer data type, you might enter the
name of a city in the Display Name field, then enter the city's zip code in
the Value field.
- Click Add to add the item to the choice
list.
- Continue adding items in this way until your list is complete, then Click
OK to accept the list and return to the wizard.
To create a hierarchical grouping of choice list elements
- Click New Groups to display the Add Groups
screen.
- Enter the name for your group in the Display Name field.
- Click Add to add the group to the list of
groups.
- Continue adding groups in this way until your list is complete, then Click
OK to accept the list and return to the wizard.
- If you want to create a list of items within a group, select a group name
and Click New Items.
- Follow the steps for creating individual
entries.
NOTE
You can also create subgroups within groups, but you cannot create a choice
list within a choice list.
To remove elements from a list box
-
Select the group or item you want to remove. (You cannot select multiple
elements.)
-
Click Remove to delete the selected element
from your list.
CAUTION Removing
a group deletes all elements within that group.