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:

Click in a drop-down list box.
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.
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.