Creating Data Element Enumerations

You can define values for data elements that are available for selection in a run-time environment. For example, you can define a set of values for data elements that appear as drop down lists in the run-time environment.

To create data element enumerations:

1. From the Studio menu, select Show Design Perspective.

2. In the Studio Projects view, double-click any Data Schema entity.

   The entity appears in the Data Schema editor.

3. In the Data Element tree, select a data element.

   The data element subtabs appear in the Element area.

4. Click the Enumerations tab.

5. Click Add.

   Design Studio creates a new row in the Included table and uses placeholder text for the Code and Description values.

6. Click the placeholder text in the Code or Description column.

   The placeholder text becomes editable.

7. Edit the placeholder text.

8. (Optional) To make the enumeration the default value in the run-time environment, click inside the Default column and select Yes.

9. (Optional) To specify the language in which to display the selected enumeration value, enter the name in the Language field.

   If your preferences are set up to work in one language only, the system displays only the [default] option. See "Defining Language Preferences" for more information.

Related Topics

Enumerations Tab