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Linked Field Drop-down List Display Type

A linked field drop-down list is displayed in the portal as a drop-down list with multiple values. When a user selects a value, all fields linked to that value are auto populated. Since these fields remain isolated, they are not displayed to the user.

Use a linked field drop-down list, for example, when you want the Office Address, Business Phone Number, Fax Number and Email fields to be auto populated when a user selects his or her office name from a drop-down list. Here, <office name> is the key value while Office Address, Business Phone Number, Fax Number and Email are its linked (isolated) fields.

To define a linked field drop-down list:

  • Specify a value, called a key value.
  • Link schema attributes (fields) with this key value. For each attribute that you link, you must also provide a value.

Define a Linked Field Drop-down List Display Type​

  1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.
    On the GroupID Portal tab, a portal's card displays its info.

  2. Click the ellipsis button for a portal and select Settings.

  3. Select an identity store under Design Settings to define a custom display type for it.
    All identity stores associated with the portal are listed under Design Settings. You can design a different portal for each of these.

  4. Click Custom Display Types in the left pane.

  5. On the Custom Display Types page, click Add on the Custom Display Types tab.

  6. On the New Display Type pane, enter a name for the display type and select Linked Field Dropdown List in the Type drop-down list.
    You cannot change the name of a custom display type once you have created it.

  7. Use the Values area to specify the key values to appear in the drop-down list.

    1. To add a key value, click Add Value. The Key Value pane is displayed.

    2. In the Key Value box, enter a key value. A key value is one that is displayed in the drop-down list in the portal. Selecting it auto populates the isolated linked fields.

    3. The Linked Fields area is for specifying the fields to link with this key value. Click Add Linked Field. The Linked Field pane is displayed.

      1. In the Field drop-down list, select a schema attribute that you want to create as a linked field for the key value.
      2. In the Value box, enter a value for the attribute.
      3. Click OK. The linked field gets listed in the Linked Fields area on the Key Value pane.

    4. Repeat step 7c to add as many linked fields as required.

    5. After defining the linked fields, click OK on the Key Value pane.
      With that, the key value is displayed in the Values area on the New Display Type pane.

  8. Repeat step 7 to define more values in the list.

    • To edit a key value, click Edit for it.
    • To remove a key value from the list, click Delete for it.

  9. Select a key value in the Default Selection list to set it as the default value to be displayed in the drop-down list in the portal.
    The Default Selection list contains all key values defined in the Values area.

  10. Click OK.

  11. Click Save on the Custom Display Types page.

A linked field drop-down list is displayed in the portal as a drop-down list. When a portal user selects a value and saves it, the isolated linked fields are auto populated with the predefined values and a message, similar to the following, is displayed.

linked_field_message

Here, Department is the key value. Selecting it in the drop-down list populates the Company field with the predefined value.

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