How to add a Custom List Field to an Entity

This Tutorial requires a previous execution of How to add a Rich Text Field to an Entity.

This tutorial describes how to add a Custom List Field to an Entity. Custom Lists allow you to define the values a combo box may contain. It requires a previous execution of How to add a Rich Text Field to an Entity.

  1. Move the mouse over the label
    Administration
    in the top right corner (without clicking it)
  2. A panel containing all the different admin options will pop up: on this panel click on label
    Entities

  3. In the list view on the left side of the pop up, click on the item
    Idea

  4. Click on the green button
    + Field
    on top of the main workspace area
  5. A new Field is created and a form panel comes up where attributes of the Field can be set
  6. Enter into field
    Field Name
    State

  7. Change selection field to
    Type
    Custom List

  8. Change selection field to
    Custom tree/list
    [New Custom List]

  9. Click on the blue button
    Save
    below the attributes form panel
  10. The new Field is now saved to the database
  11. Click on the cogwheel icon right next to selection field
    Custom tree/list

  12. Click on the green button
    + Element
    on top of the main workspace area
  13. A new Element is created and a form panel comes up where attributes of the Element can be set
  14. Enter into field
    Name
    Draft

  15. Enter into field
    Color
    #0000FF

  16. Click on the blue button
    Save
    below the attributes form panel
  17. The new Custom List is now saved to the database
  18. Click on the green button
    + Element
    on top of the main workspace area
  19. A new Element is created and a form panel comes up where attributes of the Element can be set
  20. Enter into field
    Name
    Implemented

  21. Enter into field
    Color
    #00AA00

  22. Click on the blue button
    Save
    below the attributes form panel
  23. The new Custom List is now saved to the database
  24. Click on the green button
    + Element
    on top of the main workspace area
  25. A new Element is created and a form panel comes up where attributes of the Element can be set
  26. Enter into field
    Name
    Rejected

  27. Enter into field
    Color
    #FF0000

  28. Click on the blue button
    Save
    below the attributes form panel
  29. The new Custom List is now saved to the database
  30. Click on the Close-Icon
    X
    in the top right corner of the pop up to close the window
  31. Click on the Close-Icon
    X
    in the top right corner of the pop up to close the window

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