Home → How Do I... →

Changing a data definition field from drop-down-list-box to multi-select

Admin Functions

• Remove

jperreault

20 Jun, 2012 11:29 PM

In a data definition I need to convert a single drop-down-list box value field to a multi-select field. Is this going to work if I go into the data definition XML and start changing type="dropdown" to type="multi-selector" ?

Am I going to lose my existing data? What's the best way of approaching this ?

Thanks for your help.

1. Support Staff 2 Posted by Tim on 21 Jun, 2012 01:08 PM

   

   Hi,

   As long as you keep the identifier fields exactly the same, I believe the data will be retained when you switch over to a multi-selector. I just tested this with a very small use case on my local 7.0.1 instance and it appeared to work fine. Whenever you make changes like this that affect multiple Pages, I would highly recommend creating a backup of the database beforehand just in case the resulting behavior is not what you expected. That way, you can always revert back if you need to.

   Hope this helps!

   Admin Functions

   • Echo
   • Remove

2. Tim closed this discussion on 02 Oct, 2012 03:13 PM.

Comments are currently closed for this discussion. You can start a new one.