Creating a Hierarchical List

This topic describes how to create a hierarchical list.

To create a hierarchical list

1. In Siebel Tools, define a parent list using values from the following table.

   Property	Value
   Business Component	Picklist Hierarchical

2. Create a child list using values from the following table.

   Property	Value
   Business Component	PickList Hierarchical Sub-Area

3. In the Object Explorer, click Business Component.

4. In the Business Components list, locate the business component that contains the fields that you must associate with the hierarchical list.

5. In the Object Explorer, expand the Business Component tree, and then click Field.

6. In the Fields list, locate the parent field, and then set properties using values from the following table.

   Property	Description
   Picklist	Set to the parent list.
   Immediate Post Changes	Make sure this property contains a check mark.

7. In the Fields list, locate the child field, and then set properties using values from the following table.

   Property	Description
   Picklist	Set to the child list.

8. In the Object Explorer, expand the Field tree, and then click Pick Map.

9. In the Pick Maps list, create a new pick map using values from the following table.

   Property	Description
   Field	Choose the name of the parent field.
   PickList Field	Choose the name of the parent field.
   Constrain	Make sure this property contains a check mark.

10. In the Pick Maps list, create another new pick map using values from the following table.

    Property	Description
    Field	Choose the name of the child field.
    PickList Field	Choose the Value field.
    Constrain	Leave empty.

11. Compile your modifications.

12. To designate the parent value, add LOV values to the Parent LIC column.

    For more information, see the table in the topic About Hierarchical Lists and the topic about constrained lists of values in Siebel Applications Administration Guide.

13. Test the hierarchical list.