SharePoint 2010 lists

Question

I need to create list in SharePoint 2010 with the following requirements. When anybody will try to create new item it will have some kind of header and body. In header it will input for example name and in body will have 2 items(car and color). Also user need to have option add new car and automatically another body should start(car and color)(it is more less like the option in Infopaths form where user are adding new item). Do you have an idea how can I start this task?

THANKS

Answer 1

I am pretty new to sharepoint but think you need to start with sharepoint designer if you have already created your list.

If the list and the body are set automatically you can either use the default options and remove the ability to edit them in from the new form or you can use a workflow to set them if you need to have different options available. Alternatively if you need them setting by the user then just leave them as is in the newform and ensure that the fields in the list are set correctly.

As for the adding of another car I think if you have a choice field you can set it to allow fill in choices which should do what you are asking for here.

Answer 2

For the second part of your question about how to allow the user to add a new Car from the first new form there are a couple of problems that you need to solve.

1. Bring up a dialog showing the user the new form for the Cars list. Here is a JavaScript function you can use to do that.

   //Of course you will need to edit this to fit your needs //and the address of your list. function openNewCarDialog(){ var options = { url:'https://sp2010.com/site/Lists/Cars/NewForm.aspx', width: 700, height: 700, dialogReturnValueCallback: dialogCallback }; SP.UI.ModalDialog.showModalDialog(options); } function dialogCallback(dialogResult, returnValue){ //Run the code to refresh the select box }

2. If a new item is added to the Cars list how do you refresh the current new form's "Car" selection box without refreshing the entire form? I would suggest that you use a combination of JQuery and the Client Object Model. Use the Client Object Model to query the cars list for any new items not in the current select box and then use the JQuery function append() to add the new items to the selection list.

   $('#long-guid-of-select').append('Name of Car');