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Mapping the Multiselect Picklist Field from the Contact Object

The following procedure maps the multiselect picklist field from the Contact object in the Oracle CRM On Demand database to a field in Oracle CRM On Demand Desktop.

This task is a step in Process of Adding Multiselect Picklists to a Form.

To map the multiselect picklist field from the Contact object

1. Use an XML editor to open the od_basic_mapping.xml file.
2. In the od_basic_mapping.xml file, locate the following element:

   <type id="Contact" ...>

   Several child <field> elements reside in the <type id='Contact> element. These child <field> elements define the fields for the Contact object.

3. Add the following <field> element as a child to the <object TypeId='Contact' ...> element:

   <field id="msplTest_MSP">
   <reader>
   <mapi_user>
   <user_field id="od msplTestMSP" ol_field_type="1"></user_field>
   <convertor>
   <multivalue_string/>
   </convertor>
   </mapi_user>
   </reader>
   <writer>
   <outlook_user>
   <user_field id="od msplTestMSP" ol_field_type="1"></user_field>
   <convertor>
   <multivalue_string/>
   </convertor>
   </outlook_user>
   </writer>
   </field>

4. Save and close the od_basic_mapping.xml file.