Binary/Trinary Field Options

Binary/Trinary fields can store either two or three values that you specify.

They can also be used to determine subtask status. The values specified in the First value, Second value, and Third value properties correspond to actions based on subtask status. See Tutorial: Defining Subtask-Driven Actions for related information.

Style

• Dropdown list

  Select this option to let users select a single value from a drop-down list populated with the values from the First Value, Second Value, and (for trinary fields) Third Value properties.

• Radio buttons

  Users select one of radio buttons labeled with the values from the First Value, Second Value, and Third Value properties.

• Check box
  Users select or clear a check box labeled with the field name specified on the General tab. This option is available only for binary fields.

  Important: Internally, SBM treats the first value as 0, which corresponds to "selected," and treats the second value as 1, which corresponds to "not selected."
• Third value

  Select this option to create a trinary field, adding a third value to the drop-down list or defining a third radio button. This option is not available when the Checkbox option is selected.

• First, Second, and Third value

  If the field is used to determine subtask status, the values you specify must be related to the three applicable subtask statuses: In Review/Progress, Accepted/Complete, and Rejected/Reverted.

  These properties are not available when the Checkbox option is selected.

Display

• Span entire row on forms

  Select this option to make this field the only field to appear on a single row.

Search & Query

• Appears in report field lists

  Select this option to include the field in lists on report forms. If you clear this option after the field is used in reports, the changed setting is ignored for those reports and the field is still shown until it is removed from the report definition.

• Appears on lookup form and relational field value lookup

  Select this option to add the field to the Auxiliary Data search forms and the Advanced Lookup Tool and Relational Field Value Lookup forms.

  The field order for the Advanced Lookup Tool and Relational Field Value Lookup forms for primary items is determined by the default field order of the table's first project in the project hierarchy. Projects are defined in Application Administrator.

• Appears on searches for this table

  Select this option to specify that the field will be available for selection on the Advanced Search page. This setting applies to primary and auxiliary tables. This option also adds the field as a facet for searches against a single application in Serena Work Center. See Configuring Advanced Search for additional information.