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Constraining a Dynamic List

The Constrain property of a pick map defines a constraint for a pick applet. For example, to configure a Country list to display only states that are part of that country, you must indicate the relationship between each state and the country where the state resides. Siebel CRM displays the State list after the user chooses a value from the Country list. The value that the user chooses from the Country list constrains the values in the State list. It uses the value that the user chooses from the Country list to filter the values that it displays in the State list. It only displays values in the State list if the Description field contains the value that the user chooses from the Country list.

To constrain a dynamic list

1. To define the constraint, do one of the following:
   • Use the predefined Description field in the Picklist Generic business component.
   • Extend the table and use a new column.
2. To update the Description field with valid country values, do one of the following:
   • Do the following in the Siebel client:
     • Navigate to the Administration-Data screen, List Of Values view.
     • Enter valid country values in the Description field.
   • Do the following in Siebel Tools:
     • In the Object Explorer, click Business Component, and then locate the Account business component in the Accounts list.
     • In the Object Explorer, expand the Business Component tree, click Field, and then locate the State field in the Fields list.
     • In the Object Explorer, expand the Field tree, and then click Pick Map.
     • In the Pick Maps list, add a new record using values from the following table.

       Property	Value
       Field	Country
       Constrain	True
       Pick List Field	Description