Add a user-defined list
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A user-defined list allows you to specify the options that are available in a list for the dynamic field. For example, if you want the available options to be the months of the year, you create a list that contains the values January to December. After you create it, you can edit the dynamic field details for a contact in Contacts.
In Settings > Contacts > Dynamic Fields > Add Dynamic Field, then:
- Select user-defined list as the Field Type.
- Type a label and abbreviation.
- Assign the list to a dynamic field group, if necessary.
- Click Create.
- Click Add List Option.
- Type the List Option Name.
- Click Save.
- Continue until all the list items are created.
- Click Order List Options.
- Click Order Alphabetically to order the list alphabetically OR click the option you want to move up or down the order, then click Up or Down, as necessary.
- Click Save.
- Click the radio button next to the option that you want to be the default value that will be assigned to new client records.
When you create a new contact record, the value of the dynamic field will be set to the default value in the dynamic fields setting. It can be blank, or a specific value if you set it to be the default.
See Also:
Edit the client types and client subtype categories
Add and order dynamic fields and dynamic fields groups
Set up custom firm groups and filters (Firm Settings - mostly used in Practice Manager)