Oracle Siebel CRM 8 Developer's Handbook

Chapter 10. Pick Lists

Pick Lists ensure that end users can only select valid values for a field. This is a major boost for data quality and usability. It is important for developers to understand how pick lists work in Siebel CRM and how they can be configured.

In this chapter, we will learn the following:

• Understanding pick lists
• Creating a new static pick list for an existing field
• Administering the List of Values table
• Creating dynamic pick lists
• Creating pick applets
• Constrained and hierarchical pick lists

Understanding pick lists

Siebel CRM supports two types of pick lists—static and dynamic. The preconfigured applications are replete with examples for both types. In the following, we will use the Opportunity entity as an example to examine static ...