To filter object types
Purpose
When the object type drop-down menu in a list form contains more than 10 items, you can use a filter to reduce the number of items.
You can also set defaults for list forms in custom workspaces, to reduce the number of items in the object type drop-down menu and to set the default object type; see To customize list forms .
Steps
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Open a list form and click the Filter for Object Type icon; see Figure 1-1, List form . The Select Object Type form opens. |
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Configure a simple search using column headings; see To perform a simple search from an object list form . Alternatively, you can configure an advanced search; see To perform an advanced search from an object list form . |
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Click Search. A filtered list of object types is displayed. |
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Select an item from the list and click OK. The Select Object Type form closes and the selected item is displayed in the Object Type field. End of steps |