Hi Ed,
I do think using External Data is the way to go - ideally, using SF's
"values from external data" feature.
As for the other question: I don't think there's anything wrong with using
multiple, conditional fields; but another option is to use SF's "values
dependent on" feature - although that one works best when all the relevant
value combinations are in the wiki already.
-Yaron
On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Ed Hoo <edward.hoo(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi everyone,
When using cargo and semantic forms, what is the best way to keep large
lists of valid values.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:External_Data seems like a
reasonable option. Am I overlooking a simpler option for relatively large
lists?
As a separate question is there a way that allows for pick-lists to be
organized in a hierarchical manner? In the past, instead of using a
dropdown listbox or combo box I used a popup menu with a submenu and that
made selecting a value from a list with 100-200 choices very easy and very
fast for the user. Short of using 2 fields (one conditional on the other)
what are the options in the wiki universe?!!
PS. Thanks for the tip on the data import extension!!
Thanks again!
-Ed
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