Deprecated - Custom Field Type: Select One – Multi-Level Combo

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Field Display

Edit Mode

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View Mode

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General Description

Displays up to three combo boxes linked by the selected value. When the user selects a value for the first combo box only the related values are displayed in the second combo box.

Field Options

  • Display Order: The order (relative to other fields) in which this field is displayed
  • Tab Name: Displays the field under a given tab
  • Field Name: The name of the field, used internally to reference the user's input
  • Caption: The leading question or prologue before the field
  • Searchable: This field can be searched within the tracking application
  • Track Changes: Keeps track of changes made to this field

Special Options for Field

The values for the combo are setup as the primary value separated by the related secondary value by a “\”. Each value set is separated by a semi-colon. Eg: Canada\Ontario;Canada\British Columbia; United States\California; United States\Texas;United Kingdom\South East; United Kingdom\North East

Services

  • Enable Map Service: displays the map icon next to the field name that will launch the user’s selected map service and display a map of the content of the field
  • Enable People Search Service: displays the search Internet icon next to the field name that will launch a variety of search services and display the contact details from those services
  • Enable Organization Search Service: displays the search Internet icon next to the field name that will launch a variety of search services and display the organisations details from those services

Value Stores To

  • Custom Field: Enables linking two different custom fields to the same user data

Field Formatting Options

  • Width: Determines the width of the field
  • Height: Determines the height of the field
  • Style: Bold, Underline, Italic, Highlight
  • Tool Tip: Enter help text to be shown on mouse-over
  • Read Only: Checkbox
  • HTML Tag: Additional attributes to the field HTML tag
  • Visibility Condition: Conditions upon which the field is visible

The height and width defines the size of the IFRAME that holds the combo boxes. The width of the combo boxes are 100% of the IFRAME dimensions or content in the combo box, whichever is greater.

Role - Field Permissions

These fields allow you to control by Role who is allowed to view and/or modify the field.

Status - Field Permissions

These fields allow you to control by the Status of the record whether or not the field can be viewed and/or modified.


Notes

In the example shown above two combo boxes are shown – one displaying countries and the other displaying states or regions. Depending on the value selected in the first combo box, a different set of values will be displayed in the second combo box.


Troubleshooting

  • By default Multi-Level Combo boxes display with space below the field. To reduce this space add a height (i.e. 50) to the Field Formatting Options section.