Specifying the List

The custom object stores items that the user chooses in a list. You describe the list field in the same way as you describe a string field. You must describe the object that stores all list values. Each list uses a separate object to store the values for the list. You must build the IDs for these objects according to the following rules:

• Object name and field

• Name and list

You must make sure the Type list on the Activity object includes the ID of the ActionTypePicklist object. To specify a list object, you must specify the following set of standard fields:

• Label

• Value (string)

• SortOrder (integer)

• IsDefault (Boolean)

To specify the list

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

2. To create a drop-down list, you add the following code to the activity object:

   <type id="ActionTypePicklist" predefined_folder="1">
     <form message_class="IPM.Contact.SBL.ActionTypePicklist"></form>
     <field id="Label">
       <reader class="mapi_user">
         <user_field id="sbl picklistLabel" ol_field_type="1"></user_field>
         <convertor class="string"></convertor>
       </reader>
       <writer class="Microsoft Outlook_user">
         <user_field id="sbl picklistLabel" ol_field_type="1"></user_field>
         <convertor class="string"></convertor>
       </writer>
     </field>
     <field id="Value">
       <reader class="mapi_user">
         <user_field id="sbl picklistValue" ol_field_type="1"></user_field>
         <convertor class="string"></convertor>
       </reader>
       <writer class="Microsoft Outlook_user">
         <user_field id="sbl picklistValue" ol_field_type="1"></user_field>
         <convertor class="string"></convertor>
       </writer>
     </field>
     <field id="SortOrder">
       <reader class="mapi_user">
         <user_field id="sbl SortOrder" ol_field_type="3"></user_field>
         <convertor class="integer"></convertor>
       </reader>
       <writer class="Microsoft Outlook_user">
         <user_field id="sbl SortOrder" ol_field_type="3"></user_field>
         <convertor class="integer"></convertor>
       </writer>
     </field>
     <field id="IsDefault">
       <reader class="mapi_user">
         <user_field id="sbl IsDefault" ol_field_type="6"></user_field>
         <convertor class="bool"></convertor>
       </reader>
       <writer class="Microsoft Outlook_user">
         <user_field id="sbl IsDefault" ol_field_type="6"></user_field>
         <convertor class="bool"></convertor>
       </writer>  
     </field>
   </type>