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Auto Pop-Up Lists

Sometimes when a user is navigated to a new view, there is an action he or she must perform, for example, filling in a required field by selecting a value from a pop-up list. Rather than requiring the end user tap the control to open the pop-up list, you can configure the view so that the pop-up list automatically opens when the end user gets to that view. To configure a pop-up list to open automatically, add the user property on the applet with Name set to AutoPopupField. Depending on the type of applet, this property is set differently:

All pick data is not downloaded to the device due to the memory constraints on the device. Only pick data for fields that are editable is downloaded. Therefore, if you are doing a query on a pick field, you may not be able to display the picklist. When viewing a record in an applet, if a pick field is read-only, its pick button will be disabled. If end-users select a read-only field with a pick control, they receive the following error: No data available in picklist because field is read-only.

Data in picklists are filtered like any other data in a handheld application. For information on how to filter picklists, see Data Filtering.

NOTE:  Catalogs control visibility of data in pick applets. To make sure that pick applets contain valid data, the administrator must add data to a relevant catalog and make sure users have visibility to the catalog using the Catalog screen's Access Groups view tab.


 Siebel Service Handheld Guide for Windows-Powered Devices 
 Published: 18 July 2003