List Dialog Box

The List dialog box appears when you select Add from the card's Lists dialog box.

The List dialog box contains controls for:

This page discusses:

See Also
Lists Dialog Box
Adding Lists
Adding a Combo Box or List

Name and Type

This area contains the name and data type.

List name
In List name, type the name of the list you want to control with the List feature.
Data type
From Data type, select the type of list you are controlling with the List feature. Choose from these options.
  • To select an add-in currently installed on the server, select Add-in (User Exit).
  • To enter values, select Text.
  • To specify dynamic date entries for use with date searches, select Text with Alias.

Option for Add-in

This option is only available when you select Add-in for Data type.

Add-in CLID (Class ID) - for Data type: Add-in (User Exit)
Select an add-in currently installed on the server.

Options for Text

These are the options available when you select Text for Data Type.

Default Tab
Indicates the language you are using with the Card Editor.
+ Tab
Use this tab to access the localization areas for the dialog box. Clicking the tab, activates the Language list. After you select the language, the tab label is your language selection.
Language
Click the list to select a language for localization.
Data
Enter the values for the list, one value per row. For each localized language, in each language tab, enter the translations for each value, one value per row.
Options for Text with Alias
The area contains these columns: You may enter several lines in the Data area, but complete the Displayed Value and Alias entries for each line.

Options for Text with Alias

These are the options available when you select Text with Alias for Data Type.

Default Tab
Indicates the language you are using with the Card Editor.
+ Tab
Use to access the localization areas for the dialog box. Clicking the tab, activates the Language list. After you select the language, the tab label is the selected language.
Data
The area contains these columns:
  • Displayed Value - Click to enter the value that is displayed on the data card, for example, Today.
  • Alias - Select or enter the alias for the Displayed Value, for example, TODAY for Today.
You may enter several lines, but complete the Displayed Value and Alias entries for each line.
For localization, for each language, enter the translations for the Displayed Value and Alias.

Toolbar

The toolbar appears when you select Text or Text with Alias for Data type. All the toolbar commands operate on entries in the Data section of the dialog box.



Sort. Sorts alphabetically.


Cut. Cuts the selected entry.


Copy. Copies the selected entry.


Paste. Paste from the clipboard an entry.


Insert row above. Inserts a row above the selected entry. This command is only available with Data type: Text with Alias.


Insert row below. Inserts a row below the selected entry. This command is only available with Data type: Text with Alias.


Delete. Deletes the value and alias for the selected row.