Finding a Specific Value in a Drop-Down List

With drop-down list boxes of the business-data type, you can search for valid values and retrieve a selected value into the field.

To find and retrieve a specific value from a drop-down list:

  1. Click in a drop-down list box.
  2. To select the Find feature, place the focus on the field for which you want to find a value and then select Edit > Find Value for Current Field.
    Note:  The Find feature is not available for all fields.
  3. The system opens one of these forms:
    • The query form associated with the form from which you initiated the Find. If this form opens, perform these steps:
      • Specify any primary criteria for your search.
      • Specify any additional criteria.
      • Click Refresh.
      • Select a record in the Results pane that contains the field value you want.
      • Click OK.
      • At the prompt, click Yes. The system returns to the original form and inserts the value you selected in the field.
    • The form in which values for the field are defined. If this form opens, perform these steps:
      • Select the record containing the value you want.
      • Select Form > Close and Save Changes.
      • At the prompt, click Yes. The system returns to the original form and inserts the value you selected in the field.
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