Description of the Sub-Menu Lists
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- | In order for the administrator to adapt the content of the application to the use in the organization, he can define both lists and list types to be used in Metis Smart Suite. Those lists can then be linked to specific windows in Metis Smart Quotes for example, thus displaying the content of the list to the end-user. For example, | + | In order for the administrator to adapt the content of the application to the use in the organization, he can define both lists and list types to be used in Metis Smart Suite. Those lists can then be linked to specific windows in Metis Smart Quotes for example, thus displaying the content of the list to the end-user. For example, the administrator can define a list "invoicing terms" to be selected by the Metis Smart Quotes user when creating an offer. List Types can also be added, filled and linked to other parts of the application in the same way with the use of the '''Customizing''' sub-menu found in the '''Data Management''' menu.. Please refer to the following section for details on linking the list in part of the Metis Smart Suite. |
- | The "List" sub-menu window is split up into two tables, each having the same four action buttons, add, delete, edit, and preview. List types are used to | + | The "List" sub-menu window is split up into two tables, each having the same four action buttons, add, delete, edit, and preview. List types are used to organize lists into more specific categories, while list elements are used just as the contents of the list type. When linked, list types show up as the title for a drop-down list, while the list elements show up as the entries found in the drop-down list. |
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== Deleting a List and/or its content == | == Deleting a List and/or its content == | ||
- | Both List Types and List Elements which don't show a lock can be | + | Both List Types and List Elements which don't show a lock can be deleted by the administrator. For either of them the use of the "Delete" button [[File:MetisSmartModelingDeleteButton.PNG|link=]] allows the user to remove the select object from the database. |