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About the Originating Business Component of a Static Picklist

The originating business component is the business component of the originating applet. The data value selected from the pick applet updates the value in the originating field of this business component.

The originating business component has no essential properties for the configuration of a static picklist. However, the field (child) and pick map (grandchild) object definitions are significant.

The originating field is specified in the Field property of the originating Control or List Column object. It has the following important properties:

• PickList. Identifies the Pick List object definition.

The originating field has one important child object definition, the Pick Map object. Unlike dynamic picklists, static picklists generally have exactly one Pick Map object definition. The Pick Map object has the following important properties:

• Field. Contains the name of the originating (parent) field.
• Pick List Field. In this property enter "Value." This setting references the Value field in the PickList Generic business component.

NOTE:  You would use multiple pick maps only if you use a multiple column selection list.