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Custom Field Type: Lookup – External Organization

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==General Description==
[[User]] is able to look up [[External|external]] organization (company) and store the [[Organization|organization]] name.
[[User]] is able to look up [[External|external]] entity (company) and store the [[Entity|entity]] name.   '''Note:''' Only the name of the selected entity organization is stored. It is not linked to the underlying object.
==Field Display==
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''Lookup - External Organization field, in Edit Mode (above)''
[[Image:Cf_lee_ex1Cf_lee_ex2.png]]<br />''Lookup - External Entity Organization field, in Edit Modeillustrated is the pop-up window for locating entities (above)''
[[Image:Cf_lee_ex2.png]]<br />
''Lookup - External Entity field, pop-up window for locating entities''
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''Lookup - External Entity Organization field, in View Mode(above)'' {{FieldOptions}}* '''Category IDs''': Search for external entities from specific categories by entering those categories' IDs in this field{{ButtonLabel}}{{ToolTip}}{{HideFieldForNewRecord}}{{SmartFieldView}} {{OptionsTab}}{{AllowEmpty}}{{AppearMandatory}}{{Searchable}}{{TrackChanges}}{{EnableServerSideValidation}}{{EnableKML}}{{EnableMultipleSelect}}{{DisableQuickEdit}}{{EnableMapService}} {{Formatting}}{{CaptionStyle}}* Width: Enables the user to set the width of the Lookup field in pixels{{CustomHTMLTag}}
==Value StorageField Options=={{ValueStoresTo}}All common options:<br />[[Custom Fields - General Information #General_Settings|General Settings]]<br />[[Custom Fields - General Information #Role Field Permissions and Status Field Permissions|Permissions & Availability]]<br />[[Custom Fields - General Information #Classic Options|Classic Options]]<br />For further information, please refer to [[Custom Fields – General Information]].<br /><br />Options listed below are specific to this particular field type.
{{CFPermissionsTab}}* '''Lookup Category IDs''' - Search for external entities from specific categories by entering those categories' IDs in this field.* '''Disable Lookup Button''' - The lookup button disappears. If toggled, any text entered into the box will automatically generate a list of matching Organizations, from which an entity can be selected.
==Note==
* This field stores the name of the selected contact '''only'''. It is not possible to refer to details of the selected contact such as address, userid, e-mail etc.
* This field can be used in conjunction with the '''[[Custom Field Type: Display Only – - External Entity Organization Details|External Entity Organization Details]]''' field type.
==See Also==
* [[Custom Field Type: Display Only – - External Entity Organization Details|External Organization Details]]
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