Defining pick lists

You open a pick list from a command button in a report.

To define a pick list, place a button on the worksheet.

Note: There must be at least one hyperblock or list view object in the report, linked to a list.

Double-click the button (or right-click it and select Object Properties). In the Object Properties dialog, select Click to open the Pick List Manager. Then click the browse button to open the Pick List Manager.

Caption

Specify the title to appear in the heading of the pick list dialog (to label the button, open the Object Properties dialog and enter a caption in the Text field on the General tab).

Lists

The lists used in the report are listed and grouped according to the type of object in which they are displayed (hyperblock or listview). If you want users to be able to pick from only one list, select it and select the Only show this list check box. Leave the box cleared to allow users to pick from any list displayed in the report.

Selecting elements

You can control what view of a list users are initially shown (for example, you could filter a list in the Pick List Manager so that only elements of a particular year are displayed). This does not prevent users using the Pick List Manager to add or remove elements from their view.

Selecting all or no elements

To mark all elements for display, click Select all.

To unmark all elements, click Clear selection.

Selecting individual elements

To select or deselect individual elements, select or clear their check boxes and click Apply.

Filtering elements

You can filter by hierarchy level or by element name. To use these filters, first click Clear selection to unmark all elements.

Filter by name

In the Element filter field, specify the name of the element to display. Click Filter elements by name

Click Select filtered elements.

Click Apply to save the settings in the list.

Filter by level

Click Filter elements by level to filter the elements by their level in the hierarchy. Select the level on the shortcut menu.

The filtered elements are listed. Click Select filtered elements to select them.

Click Apply to save the settings in the list.

Undoing a filter

To undo a filter, click Clear selection.

Disconnecting from the pick list

To disconnect a list from a pick list:

Open the Object Properties dialog of the list object or hyperblock to which the list is connected
Click Disconnect pick list.