When you add a new list to an interface definition, you add a menu item to the object's shortcut menu that will open the List Edit control. Users can select one or more items of this type, and edit them as a list. You can configure the list to have create and delete functionality, and you can also control which properties will be available and editable in the List Edit control.
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Select an interface definition from the Interface Definitions section of the console. All existing lists for that interface will appear in the Lists section.
You can create a list for an interface that has no existing lists or a new one for an interface that already has a list configured.
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Click Create.
The create wizard appears.
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Enter information about the new list on the New List page of the wizard. The list will be controlled by a method that uses the client API ListEditContextMenu. The values you enter for the parameters determine the appearance and behavior for the List Edit control for the selected interface. The parameters in the Method details section are as follows:
Client API - The client API ListEditContextMenu controls list editing. This value is not editable.
List title - The title that should be displayed on the List Edit window for this list.
Class definitions for new rows - When new rows are created in the List Edit control, this class definition is used to create a new object in the database. If this value is not specified, create functionality is not available.
Delete action - When a row is deleted from the List Edit control, it is either deleted or terminated. The default value is Terminate. If this box is left blank, the user will not be able to delete or terminate items from the List Edit control.
Column set name - The column set to use in the List Edit control. When you create a new list or copy a list, a new column set is created with the same name as the list. You can only change the column set to use for the list when you edit the list from the List Management Console.
Cascade name - The name of the cascade menu for the new list. The cascade menu will be a submenu of the object's shortcut menu. If the name of an existing cascade menu is specified, the new list is added as a menu item to the existing cascade menu. If a new name is specified, the cascade menu will be created with the name specified. If no cascade name is specified, the list appears as a menu item directly on the object's shortcut menu.
The default value for Cascade name is "List Editing."
See Configure cascading shortcut menus for more information about cascading menus.
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Click Next to proceed to the Manage Column Items for Edit page.
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Modify the column set or column items you want to see in the List Edit control, as necessary. See Manage column items for edit for more information.
You can also configure column items for your list in the Column Items section of the List Management Console. See Configure column items for a list.
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Click Next to proceed to the Manage Access Groups page.
You can also configure the access groups for the list by clicking Edit Access Groups on the List Management Console. See Edit access groups for a list.
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Modify the list of access groups that should have permission to create or edit this list, as necessary.
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Click Apply or Finish to save your changes.