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Modifying the Form to Support Static Picklists

This task is a step in Process of Creating Custom Static Picklists.

In this topic you add fields to the form to support a static picklist.

To modify the form to support a static picklist

1. Use an XML editor to open the forms_xx.xml file.

   For more information about the forms_xx.xml file, see Files in the Customization Package.

2. Locate the Opportunity form. Locate the following code:

   <form id="SBL Opportunity">

3. Add the following code to the Opportunity form:

   <combobox id="Id_name">
     <field>field_name</field>
     <source type="lov_type_Id" field="source_field_name"
       format=":[:(Label):]"></source>
   </combobox>

   where:

   • Id_name is any text that identifies the purpose of the dropdown list.
   • field_name identifies the field you specify in the basic mapping in Step 3.
   • lov_type_Id identifies the object that stores the list of values in the basic mapping that you specify in Step 4.
   • source_field_name identifies the field from the Picklist object that Siebel CRM Desktop displays in the client.

     For example, you add the following code:

   <combobox id="jvd_simple">
     <field>JVD Simple</field>
     <source type="OpportunityJVD SimplePicklist" field="Value"
       format=":[:(Label):]"></source>
   </combobox>

   For more information, see Combobox Control of the Forms File.