Maintaining Hierarchy Between Choice Fields
Use
You use this procedure to make the values of one choice field dependent on the values of another choice field. For example, a field like State can be made dependent on the value you choose in the field Country.
Prerequisite
You have
created a choice field and its values.Procedure
1. Access the Choice Fields tile using:
Navigation bar |
System à Choice Fields |
2. Choose 
.
3. In the Choice Field Value Hierarchy tile, enter the following data:
Field name |
Description |
Req./Opt./Dep. |
User action and values |
Comment |
Source Field |
Name of the field whose value determines which entries from this choice list are to be displayed. |
Dep. |
To be used only if the value in this choice field is hierarchically dependent upon the value in some other field. SMOCHHIER_SFACHLIST Combo SMOCHLIST | |
Source Value |
Entry in the source field for which this value should be made available in the choice list. |
Dep. |
To be used only if you have filled in values in the Source Field SMOCHHIER_SFACHELEMT Combo. | |
Target Choice List |
Dependent on the source field. |
Req. |
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Target Element |
Value dependent on the target choice list. |
Req. |
To be used only if you have filled in values in the field Target Choice List. | |
Hierarchy Value |
Indicates the level of hierarchy. |
Req. |
By default, the value is always set to 1. |
4. Save the record.
Result
You have made the particular value dependent on another value available in the drop down list.
Example
Using the above procedure you can add a new city say, Berlin in the choice list for the field City and make it available to the end user (in the dropdown combo for City) only if s/he chooses Germany in the field Country.