Configuring a picklist

After you add a picklist field to your data model, you must populate it with choices for users to select. By default, picklists are empty and the underlying property has the Table type field set to None.

After you add a picklist field to your data model, you must populate it with choices for users to select. By default, picklists are empty.

1. Access the field, based on the way that it is defined in your data model.
   • To view fields in a data type:
     1. Click Turn editing on.
     2. In the navigation panel, click Data to view a list of data types in your application.
     3. Click the name of a data type.
     4. Click the Data model tab.
   • To view fields in a case type:
     1. Click Turn editing on.
     2. In the navigation panel, click Cases to display the Case Type Explorer.
     3. Click the name of a case type.
     4. Click the Data model tab.
     5. Optional:To display fields that are inherited by your application, click Show reusable fields.
   • To view fields on a form:
     1. Click Turn editing on.
     2. In the explorer panel of Designer Studio, click Cases to display the Case Type Explorer.
     3. In the navigation panel, click Cases to display the Case Type Explorer.
     4. Click the name of case type.
     5. On the Views tab, click the name of a form.
2. Click the Gear icon in the row of the picklist field.
3. In the Display as list, select the name of a control.
4. Click + Add choice.
5. In the text input field that is displayed, enter a choice to display in the list at run time. For example, the choices in a picklist of colors can include red, white, and blue.
6. Repeat steps 4 through 5 for each option to include in the picklist.
7. Click OK.

At run time, users are prompted to select one choice from the picklist. Entries in the list are displayed in the order in which they were added.