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:

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:

To create individual entries for your choice list

  1. Click New Items to display the Add Items screen.
  2. 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.
  3. Click Add to add the item to the choice list.
  4. 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

  1. Click New Groups to display the Add Groups screen.
  2. Enter the name for your group in the Display Name field.
  3. Click Add to add the group to the list of groups.
  4. Continue adding groups in this way until your list is complete, then Click OK to accept the list and return to the wizard.
  5. If you want to create a list of items within a group, select a group name and Click New Items.
  6. 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

  1. Select the group or item you want to remove. (You cannot select multiple elements.)

  2. Click Remove to delete the selected element from your list.

CAUTION  Removing a group deletes all elements within that group.