Dynamic DropDowns based on Selection

Hi All,

We have a requirement were we have regions -> regions have countries -> countries have states and metros

we are able to get the same using javascript and callserver. when the dcr is new we have no issues but when we reopen the dcr after saving the drop down disapperars .

Is there any other way to do above may be perl or some dct architecture which can help us get rid of this drop down issue ....

any thing is good now ...

This drop down issue is a big issue for us ...

Abhishek

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Adam Stoller

Hi All,

We have a requirement were we have regions -> regions have countries -> countries have states and metros

we are able to get the same using javascript and callserver. when the dcr is new we have no issues but when we reopen the dcr after saving the drop down disapperars .

We'd need to see the way you coded your FormAPI code. It sounds like you are only calling your callServer script when your DCR is new (has no name) and not calling it when the DCR is edited (has a name).

Or perhaps, more accurately, these are probably onItemChange handlers that are being used to get each select list once the previous select list has a value. So you need to essentially invoke each of the callServer requests (serially) when editing the DCR.

nipper

This is where experience helps. It is a problem people have dealt with many times

You need to manage the list twice, once on change and once on DCR load, it needs to read the saved entry and populate the second dropdown. If the data is not the same as the label you need to fix that sa well.

Adam Stoller

This is where experience helps. It is a problem people have dealt with many times

You need to manage the list twice, once on change and once on DCR load, it needs to read the saved entry and populate the second dropdown. If the data is not the same as the label you need to fix that sa well.

Either that, or load all the options into hidden fields within the DCR as part of the onItemChange handler so that you can pull them from there when you load the DCR for editing...