System Lookup Values
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System Lookup Keys and System Lookup Values are used in combination when a lookup list, custom field or pre-set selection field is used.
System Lookup Values are used in combination when a lookup list or custom field or pre-set selection field is used. This includes standard drop down listings for items such as:
- Billing Category
- Company Type
- Event Types
- File Types
- Help Desk Items
- Project Priorities, Statuses and Types
- Task Durations
- Task Log References
- Task Priorities, Status and Types
If there is a system lookup value already in the list that has options that you would like to adjust - you can edit these lookup values but please be aware that an upgrade or update of dotProject is likely to overwrite them. The format for system lookup values remains constant, regardless of the item that you are setting, for example:
| KeyType | There is a drop down list that allows you to nominate the type of System Lookup Value from a preset list. [1] |
| Title | This is the name or the system lookup value and is likely called directly in the associated dotProject code. It is not recommended that you change the Title unless you also change the associated PHP code. |
| Values | Values for the Lookup entry are added in a pre-ordained format, as discussed below |
1 Format of Lookup Value Entries
The value settings for each lookup are always in the format:
n|Value
n|Value
where n = numeric ID eg 1, 2, 3 etc where | is always included where Value = the value of the item.
Each value should be on a line by itself, eg separated by a hard return, for example:
1|Clients
2|Vendors
3|Suppliers
4|Consultants
5|Government
6|Internal
7|New Company Type
0|Not Applicable
