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Creating a Select List

Procedure

  1. Execute the Contenta Administration Tool (pcmadmin) in singleuser mode (see Executing the Administration Tool).
  2. Identify a Property Sheet (table) whose Name data you want as options in the Select List—or create a new Property Sheet (see Creating A Property Sheet).

    The name of the Property Sheet will be the Default Value for the new field in Step 6.

    Modify the Access Level Field of the new Property Sheet, make it not displayable.

    You may have to do this after the Property Sheet is created (see Modifying Fields).

  3. Access the Fields for the Property Sheet window for the Object to which you want to add the Select List (see Accessing the Fields For Property Sheet Window).

    In the example, the Object is the sysadmin (Desktop).

  4. Create a new field for the Property Sheet (see Adding Fields) and complete the fields as described in the following table:
    FieldDescription
    Field NameEnter a unique field name.
    Field TypeChoose Select List
    Is Field Displayable?Enter Yes to indicate that the field should display in the Property Sheet.
    Is Field Modifiable?Enter Yes to specify that the field can be modified.
  5. Click Create to create the new field and access the Default Value for Field window
  6. Enter the name of the Property Sheet you created by:
    • Clicking the button to the right of the field to access the list of Property Sheets.
    • Selecting the new Property Sheet name.

      The data in the Name field of the default Property Sheet will comprise the Select List in the Property Sheet of the Object you selected.

  7. Click Save to complete the creation of the field.
  8. If you created a new Property Sheet, populate the Select List by following the steps for Creating a Property List, starting with Step 4 .
    For example, a Select List Property Sheet field is added to the Document Object and the default for the Select List is the Desktop Property Sheet (table).

    The result is that the Document Object’s Property Sheet will contain a field with a Select List of all Desktop names.