Fill functionality with multi-select

The Fill Selected option is available from record lists resulting from a fill on an array field. When one or more records from a list are selected, the user can choose the Fill Selected option to fill the array with only the selected records.

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

A multi-select fill will not overwrite the existing content of an array. The records selected will be inserted into the array from the element where the fill was initiated.

The multi-select capability for a record list is determined by the field that the fill is being performed from.

If the field is a scalar the capability is disabled.
If the field is an array the capability is enabled.

The multi-select functionality is not enabled in system-generated record lists. The System Administrator needs to create a form with a table for the capability to be available.

When a Fill All or Fill Selected is performed, a message indicating how many records were filled displays in the message area.

The post expressions defined in a link line are executed as each record is filled into an array when performing a Fill All or Fill Selected.

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