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Custom Field Type: Lookup - Autocomplete Options

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General Description
==General Description==
Displays as a set of values in a an [[Ajax]] lookup box.
==Field Illustrated==
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''Setting the values for the Lookup - Autocomplete Options, in '''Custom Field Settings'''''
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''Lookup - Autocomplete Options, in '''Edit Mode'''''
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''Lookup - Autocomplete Options, in '''Edit Mode''' with '''Enable Multiple Select''' option selected - click on the grey 'x' to remove selection''
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''Lookup - Autocomplete Options, in '''View Mode'''''
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* '''Values''': The values to be used within the combo box, delimited by semi-colons with no spaces.
 
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==Special Options for Field==
'''Values''': The values to be used within the combo box, delimited by semi-colons with no spaces.
The first value listed will be the default value when a new record is created.
'''Note==Field Options==All common options:''' If you want the value ''stored'' in the <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 to be different from what is ''displayed'' in the combo box you can use the following syntax in the '''Values''' section:type.
{| class="wikitable"|-! style="width: 125px; text-align: left;"|Predefined Options||The values you want to be listed within your dropdown list, delimited by semi-colons with no spaces.|-||||* The first value listed will be the default value when a new record is created.* 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 '''Values''' section: ''StoreValue1=DisplayValue1;StoreValue2=DisplayValue2;StoreValue3=DisplayValue3;* 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.)
The value |}===External Source Options===* '''beforeEnable Lookup From External Source''' - once a source is selected (the equal sign only one available currently is Google Civic Information), you will be storedable to map external source values to custom Single or Multiple Line text box fields. The value '''after''' the equal sign is what will be displayed Note: if there are multiple values in the combo search result, but you have mapped to a single-line text boxcustom field, but does not get savedonly the first record will be returned.
* This technique is important when translating <!--==Feature Options=={| class="wikitable"|-!|Option!|Description!|Format|-! style="width: 125px; text-align: left;"|Track Changes||Keeps track of changes made to other languagesthis field. The ||''Not Applicable'StoreValue''' must be |-! style="width: 125px; text-align: left;"|Show Display Value in List Views||By default, the same stored value is shown when fields are referenced in all languagesList Views. See [[Custom Field Language Settings|here]] for further informationSelecting this option will display the display value.||''Not Applicable''{{OptionsTab}}|-{{Searchable}}! style="width: 125px; text-align: left;"|Enable Multiple Select{{TrackChanges}}||Enables users to select multiple values from the listed values.{{EnableMultipleSelect}}||''Not Applicable''{{ShowDisplayValueInListViews}}{{DisableQuickEdit}} {{Formatting}}{{CaptionStyle}}{{FieldFormattingOptions}|}...and see note on "[[Display_Additional_File_Attributes_for_PDF_Documents#Multiple_File_Fields|Extra Columns]]" below.
==Value Storage==
{{ValueStoresTo}}| class="wikitable"|-!|Option!|Description!|Format|-! style="width: 125px; text-align: left;"|From Custom Field(s)||[[Value Stores To]]||''Not Applicable''|-! style="width: 125px; text-align: left;"|To Custom Field||[[Value Stores To]]||''Not Applicable''{{CFPermissionsTab|}}-->
==See Also==
* [[Ajax|Ajax Lookups]]
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