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About Lists of Values

Lists of values are sets of values that populate static picklists. When a user selects a static picklist, a list of values is displayed. The user can select a value from the list to populate the field.

The values in a LOV are stored as records in the database (S_LST_OF_VAL). They are grouped together using the Type field. For example, the values of LOV that appear in the Status field of the Account Entry Applet all have a Type value of ACCOUNT_STATUS. Table 52 lists several values, all belonging to the same LOV Type.

Picklist objects in the Siebel repository include a Type property that identifies the LOV Type associated with the picklist. This object definition is compiled to the SRF. At run time, the Siebel application reads this information to identify which group of LOVs to display for a given picklist in the user interface.