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Custom Field Type: Select One - Dropdown List

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==Field Illustrated==

[[Image:Dropdown03.png|border]] ''Setting the values for the Select One - DropdownList, in '''Custom Field Settings''''' [[Image:DropdownUPDATED.png|border]] ''Select One - Dropdown List, in '''Edit Mode''' ~~(above)~~'' [[Image:Dropdown02UPDATED.png|border]] ''Select One - Dropdown List, in '''View Mode'''''

==Field Options==

All common options:

[[Custom Fields - General Information #General_Settings|General Settings]]

[[Custom Fields - General Information #Role Field Permissions and Status Field Permissions|Permissions & Availability]]

[[Custom Fields - General Information #Classic Options|Classic Options]]

For further information, please refer to [[Custom Fields – General Information]].

Options listed below are specific to this particular field type.

~~{{FieldOptions}}{| class="wikitable"~~|* '''Parent Field''' -!|* '''Predefined Options||''' - The values you want to be listed in within your dropdown list, delimited by semicolons with no spaces.Here are a few things to note: 1. The first value listed will be the default value when a new record is created. 2. If you want the value ''stored'' in the field to be different from what is ''displayed'' in the combo box you can use the following syntax in the '''Predefined Options''' section: ''StoreValue1=DisplayValue1;StoreValue2=DisplayValue2;StoreValue3=DisplayValue3; 3. The value '''before''' the equal sign will be stored. The value '''after''' the equal sign is what will be displayed in the combo box, but does not get saved. (This technique is important when translating to other languages. The '''StoreValue''' must be the same in all languages. See [[Custom Field Language Settings||here]] for further information.)* '''Enable as Attributes''' -|}

~~!|Option~~==Referencing the Value==~~!|Description~~: '''@''fieldname''@''' ~~!|Format~~|: <span style="font-~~!|Caption Location~~ ~~||Determines the positioning and visibility of the [[caption]] relative to the field. Options include~~size: ~~Left of Field, Above Field, No Caption, Hide Caption~~medium;">'''@''fieldname''. combovalue@'''~~Note~~or: ''' ~~this option was previously called~~ @#''fieldid''~~Label Display~~#@'''~~. ([[Label Display Options|See examples here.]])~~||: ''~~Not Applicable~~'@#''fieldid''|-~~!|Instructions||Text input here displays under the caption~~. ~~If caption has Hide Caption enabled then any defined instructions will continue to be displayed above the input.||'~~combovalue#@'~~Not Applicable~~''|-~~!|[[Tool Tip]]~~||When trying to reference the ~~user hovers their mouse pointer over the caption~~ values of a this custom fieldtype, ~~the text in this section will appear.~~||you must use '''@fieldname@'''or '~~Not Applicable~~''|-~~!|Classify as Personal Data||For use in storing personal data~~@fieldname.||combovalue@'~~'Not Applicable~~'', depending on how the field is setup. Typically, you can use @fieldname@ but there is a special case where you must use @fieldname.combovalue@ when the values in the combo box are 1=Yes;2=No;3=Maybe.|-~~!|SmartFields View||Include~~ Using @fieldname@ will return the Yes, No, or ~~exclude this field from SmartField Views (~~Maybe. But using @~~SmartFields~~fieldname.combovalue@) will return 1, 2, or ~~only display this field for SmartField Views. See SmartField View for further details~~3. ||Using @''~~Not Applicable~~fieldname''|-~~!|SmartFields PDF Formatting||PDF formatting option when rendered from SmartFields Views~~.||value@~~SmartFields@~~|}will display the full HTML of the field; in other words, a dropdown box containing the values of the field will be displayed.==~~=Formatting=~~Notes==~~{| class="wikitable"~~|<!-~~!|Option!|Description!|Format~~|-~~!|Width||Width of text box.~~||'''Allow Empty'~~Not Applicable~~''|}~~===Validation==={| class="wikitable"~~|Because the values in a Combo Box Custom Field are restricted to the semi-~~!|Option!|Description!|Format~~|-~~!|Mandatory||Selecting this option means that this~~ colon delimited list in the '''Values''' field, the '''Allow Empty''' field has a slightly different behaviour than usual. It controls whether or not the record can be saved with the default value (which is ~~required and must be completed.~~||the first value listed in the '''Values'~~Not Applicable~~''section):|-~~!|Appear Mandatory||Makes~~ * If '''Allow Empty''' is checked, the ~~field appear as though it is a required field. Typically used in conjunction~~ record '''can''' be saved with ~~browser scripts, JavaScript Validation or Submit Logic that perform validation~~the default value.||* If ''~~Not Applicable~~'Allow Empty''' is '''not''' checked, the record ''|-~~!|Custom Validation||-~~||'cannot'~~Not Applicable~~''|-~~!|Failed Validation Message||Message displayed if validation fails~~be saved with the default value. In this way you can force the user to select a value different from the default value.||* ''~~Not Applicable~~'Important''|}~~===Feature Options==={| class="wikitable"~~|-~~!|Option!|Description!|Format~~|-~~!|Track Changes||-~~||': Because the record cannot be saved with the default value, the first item listed in the '~~Not Applicable~~''|}~~===~~Value ~~Storage==={| class="wikitable"~~|''' section should be either a space followed by a semi-~~!|Option!|Description!|Format~~|-~~!|From Custom Field~~colon (sif you want the field to start out blank)||or an instruction to the user such as ''-----Select One-----||''~~Not Applicable~~; ''Please choose''; or similar. You do not want an actual value as the first item, since the record can never be saved with the first value if ''|-~~!|To Custom Field||-~~||'Allow Empty'~~Not Applicable~~''is deselected.-->|{{RetiredOptions}}

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