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Configuring Fields to Display as Pop-Up Text Areas in List Applets  

You can configure fields to display as pop-up text areas in list applets, so that Handheld users can enter new text or edit existing text in a field. Fields that are configured to display as pop-up text areas in list applets contain an (...) ellipses button. Handheld users must click the ellipses button to access the text area.

To configure a field to display as a pop-up text area in list applets

1. Set the text length of the field in the business component to 100 or more.

   If the field text length is set to anything less than 100, then the (...) ellipses button will not appear on the Handheld device for that field, and users will not be able access the text area.

2. For multi-value fields, which are read-only in Handheld applications:
   • Set the text length of the field and the destination in both the parent and child business components to 100 or more.
   • In the List Column of the applet, set HTML Type to Field and set Runtime to TRUE.

     If the field text length is set to anything less than 100 in either the parent or child business component, then the (...) ellipses button will not appear on the Handheld device for that field, and users will not be able access the text area.