Overriding Display Options for Selection Fields

You can override the display options for selection-type fields, such as User and Single Relational fields. This allows you to set a field to allow searching in one project, but display it as a drop-down list in another project, for example.

These overrides can be made for default fields in projects and transition fields in projects for the following field types:

Single Selection
Multi-Selection
User
Multi-User
Multi-Group
Single Relational
Multi-Relational
Folder

To override display options for selection fields:

From the Projects view, select a project, and then click Details.
Do one of the following:
- To override the display option for a field in a project, select the Default Fields tab.
- To limit the override to a transition field in a project, select the States/Transitions tab. Select the transition, click Details and then select the Fields tab.
Select the field to override, and then click Details.
Select the Attributes tab.
For fields that allow users to select a single value, such as User, Single Selection, Single Relational, and Folder fields, select one of the following:
- Allow Searching
  Indicates that the Value Find feature is enabled for the field on submit, transition, and update forms. This allows users to enter to search for values.
- Single Drop-down List
  Allows users to select a value from a drop-down list.
For fields that allow users to select multiple values, such as Multi-Selection, Multi-User, Multi-Relational, and Multi-Group fields, select one of the following:
- Allow Searching
  Indicates that the Value Find feature is enabled for the field on submit, transition, and update forms. This allows users to enter to search for values.
- List Box
  Enables users to select one or more values from a list.
- Check Boxes
  Enables users to select one or more values from check boxes populated with selections listed in the Selections area.
- Height of List Box
  Indicates the number of rows that display values for the field on forms. You can set the number of rows to be displayed as appropriate for the number of expected values for the field. This option is available for the List Box and Allow Searching options.
Save your changes.