User Defined Choice Lists

Choice lists can be customised by adding, editing and deleting choices. Choice lists can also be exported to, and imported from, comma separated variable (CSV) format.

Choice lists can be edited at a Database level or for a particular Network.

Editing Choice Lists

Editing of InfoAsset Manager choice lists is carried out in the Standards and Choice Lists dialog.

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To edit database settings, display the dialog by selecting Database management | Standards & choice lists from the File menu. The menu option is available when there are no networks open.

Database standards and choice lists can be overridden for a particular network. To edit options for the current network, open the dialog by selecting Standards & choice lists from the Network menu.

Due to the large number of InfoAsset Manager choice lists available, the lists are divided into five main groups. The groups separate the choice lists by network type and separate the network User Text fields from the other network fields. There is also a separate group for GeoExplorer Zone choice lists.

To select a choice list for editing, select the appropriate group from the Choice Group list. Select the choice list to be edited from the Choice Description list which contains the choice lists relevant to the selected choice group.

There are a number of choice lists that are used by more than one network object. Choice lists that are shared between object types are prefixed by '(Multiple Object Types):' in the Choice Description list (see the Choice Lists Shared Between Network Objects section below for details). All other choice list names are prefixed by the network object type to which they are associated.

To add a new choice to a list:

1. Select the appropriate list using the Choice Group and Choice Description lists.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the list if necessary and click in the append row (marked with a ). If there is no append row then this list cannot be edited.
3. Enter a new code and description in the Text and Description columns.
4. Move off the append row to save changes.

To delete an existing choice from a list:

1. Select the appropriate list using the Choice Group and Choice Description lists.
2. Select the entire row for the choice to be deleted. To do so, click on the grey square to the left of the row.
3. Press Delete.

To reset a choice list to its default settings:

1. Select the appropriate list using the Choice Group and Choice Description lists.
2. Click Reset.
3. Click OK on the Choice List Reset dialog to restore the currently displayed choice list to its default settings.

(Select the Reset all choice lists option on the Choice List Reset dialog to restore all choice lists in all choice groups to their default settings.)

Exporting Choice Lists

To export the current set of choice list settings:

1. Click Export in the Standards and Choice Lists dialog. This displays a standard Windows File Save dialog.
2. Select a name and location to which the file is to be saved. The data is saved in CSV format.
3. Click Save to complete the process.

Importing Choice Lists

To import a set of saved choice lists:

1. Click Import in the Standards and Choice Lists dialog. This displays a standard Windows File Open dialog.
2. Browse for the CSV file containing the choice list data and click Open. Choice list data from the file replaces the current choice list settings.

Note: For Collection Networks, choice lists defined by the currently selected CCTV Standard and Manhole Standard that are read-only, will not be overwritten on import.

Choice Lists Shared Between Network Objects

There are a number of choice lists that are used by more than one network object. These are prefixed by '(Multiple Object Types):' in the Choice Description list. The tables below detail the objects that use each of these choice lists.