Customize values in a combo box

Many combo boxes let you add custom values to them.

What does a combo box look like?

To customize values in a combo box

1. Open the page and either add or change information.

2. Click Edit at the end of the field.

   A Popup Table Maintenance window appears.

3. To change a value:

   a. Select a value from the list.

   b. Make the necessary changes.

   To change the order in which the item appears in the combo box, type a different number in the Display Order Number field. The first item is 1, the second item is 2, and so on.

   c. Click Save.

4. To add a value:

   a. Click New.

   Or to base the new value on the current value, click Copy.

   b. In the Description field, type what you want to show in the combo box.

   c. In the Stored Value field, type something that Made2Manage can use to represent this value internally.

   This can be an abbreviation of the description.

   d. In the Display Order Number field, type the order in which this value appears in the combo box.

   The first item is 1, the second item is 2, and so on.

   e. If you are adding a unit of measure, click the Launch Unit of Measure Form to enter more detailed information.

5. Click Save to keep the value.

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