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Bind a list to a form

Lists are bound to the forms they serve. The global variables are applied in Forms Designer.

  1. Click Tailoring > Forms Designer.
  2. Type the name of the form you wish to modify in the Form field of the Forms Designer dialog box.

    For example, type: contact.detail.subform. This is the name of the subform used by problem.template.open.g, problem.template.update.g, and problem.template.close.g to display contact information.

  3. Click Search.

    The contact detail subform opens.

  4. Click Design.
  5. Add a combo box with a label called Time Zones to the form, using the following values:

    FieldValue
    Inputtime.zones
    ValueList$G.time.zones
    DisplayList$G.time.zones

  6. Wait for lister to refresh the time.zones global list, or go to the list definition panel ( Tailoring > Tailoring Tools > Global Lists) and reset the refresh time.

    Note: If you leave the DisplayList value blank, the contents of the ValueList will be used for both lists.

Related concepts

Global lists
Lister
Global initer considerations
Returning a list to your client
Configuring lists with Format Control

Related tasks

Access a list record
Build lists on startup
Configure lists with Format Control
Determine if a scheduler record exists
Determine if the regen cycle is realistic
Determine when a list was last regenerated
Move a Global List to a client
Regenerate all lists
Regenerate obsolete lists
Start the server side component of the global initer
See a complete list of all the global lists on my system
Verify lister status and configuration
View changes to a list

Related references

Troubleshooting: lister