Grass Valley iTX SmartClient v.2.6 System Administrator Guide - Manual (Page 16)

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Configuring Business Metadata
Fields
The image below provides an example of fields, as they appear in SmartClient:
Controlled List Field Types
A number of field types can be added that are governed by a separate add-on service called
the Controlled Lists Service. These field types are populated by a dynamically updated list
from outside the system. They work in a similar way to the ‘picklist’ Type.
An example of a controlled list might be a list of sports teams in a league. Because the
teams competing in a league may change regularly, the list needs to change dynamically
rather than remain fixed. There are three categories of Controlled List Field types:
Controlled List
Field type
Description
CL Pick List CL Pick List works the same as the normal pick list type but is populated
from a dynamically managed list of options, which are passed to the
SmartClient via the Controlled Lists Service.
CL Single Value CL Single Value is a text entry box, where the value entered is used to
query the controlled list as each character is input. A list of matching
entries that the user can quickly pick from is displayed and updated
dynamically as the user types, in similar fashion to an Internet search
engine's predictive typing mode.
CL Multiple Value CL Multiple Value allows multiple values, entered from a controlled list.
Each value is entered separately, as per CL Single Value entry detailed
above, except all values entered are then displayed simultaneously and
are either added or removed from the Asset with + or – buttons.
For more details on using Controlled Lists field types in the SmartClient setup, please refer
to the Controlled Lists Service Engineering Guide.