At the root of every Vocabulary in its editor, the tab Custom Data Types displays, as shown:
You can define lists of values that are the set of allowable values
associated with a Vocabulary attribute. The Tutorial sample demonstrates how to delimit
the options for a containerType by defining labels and
their respective values:
Importing enumerated values from a Datasource
When the Vocabulary connects to a Datasource, additional functionality
is added to the Custom DataTypes tab:
You can specify a column within a table of the connected database to
retrieve and import the name and values (or just the values) to populate the selections
to the specified attribute.
How enumerated values function in a Rulesheet
In a Rulesheet, the defined values for attributes that are assigned the
custom data type are offered a list of its specified values -- as well as null and blank.
For more information about enumerations and retrieving values from
Datasources, see:
