User -customisable checkbox list for FMGo use

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Basically, I want to allow users to add items to a checkbox list on FM Go.

 

The scenario is this;

I have a text field called "visit notes".

To the side of that is a checkbox list with existing items set up as custom values using 'Manage Value List' window on FM12 desktop.

When checked, the text of the checked item is inserted into the text field.

 

So far all works fine.

 

I want to be able to allow users, on the iPad, to be able to add custom items to the list    but NOT by using the 'other' checkbox that appears when you select 'allow entry of other values' in the Inspector (as this results in a drop down list of the additional items when the user selects 'other' on the checkbox list).

 

Key Point - I want the additional custom items to appear visible on the checkbox list. 

 

My thought was to do the following;

- Set up a table with a field "Custom notes'

- set up a value list that references that field in that table

- Place the checkbox list on the layout next to the 'visit notes' as above.

then

- Set up a layout that has the "Custom Notes" inserted as a portal

and

- add a button on the original layout with the "visit notes" text field and checkbox list 

- Clicking this button (would be called 'edit checkbox values') would open a new window showing the portal-containing layout

 

- the user can then add items to the portal list which would be added to the checkbox list

- the user then clicks a 'close window' button and returns to the previous layout, which shows the added items on the checkbox list.

 

Is there a better way of doing this? Or am I on the right track?

 

TIA

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All sorted. Scrapped the portal idea, and just set up a new layout in form mode with the editable list placed there. Had to use form view so I could include a 'Close' button - not available in table view.

 

Whew!