Configuring the Node Record for Drop-Downs

For each drop-down, add the fields PTDESCRn_DD_ID and PTDESCRn_SI_ID to your node data record, where n represents the number of the descriptor. For example, to configure PTNODE_DESCR7 as a drop-down, add the fields PTDESCR7_DD_ID and PTDESCR7_SI_ID. Add one set of PTDESCRn_DD_ID and PTDESCRn_SI_ID for each descriptor you configure as a drop-down (PTNDDESCnLINKABLE="D", "R", or "L").

You will populate PTDESCRn_DD_ID with a unique identifier for the drop-down.

When the user clicks on a list item in the drop-down, the system sets the PTDESCRn_SI_ID field to the value of the list item ID, making it available for use by FieldChange PeopleCode.

Configuring the Node Record Without a Display Template

Oracle recommends using a display template to configure your organization chart. Organization charts created with PeopleTools version 8.51 do not use display templates. If your organization chart does not use a display template, you need to configure the node record differently.

Add the fields in the PTORGBOXFLD_SBR subrecord to your node record. The subrecord contains the fields PTDESCRn_DROPDOWN_ID and PTDESn_SLCT_ITM_ID, where n is an integer from 1 to 7, for example PTDESCR1_DROPDOWN_ID and PTDES1_SLCT_ITM_ID, and so on.

You will populate PTDESCRn_DROPDOWN_ID with a unique identifier for the drop-down.

See “PTORGBOXFLD_SBR” in Organization Chart Subrecord Definitions.