In computing with graphical user interfaces, a drop-down list is a user interface control GUI element ("widget" or "control"), similar to a list box, which allows the user to choose one value from a list.
2
votes
2answers
633 views
DropDownList to display External Content Type?
I am creating a visual web part in Visual Studio 2010 for SharePoint 2010 Server. I would like to use a DropDownList that shows data from an external content type (that is tied to a SQL Database ...
1
vote
1answer
26 views
How to add blog categories in drop-down menu of global navigation?
I am working on a corporate SharePoint site for my company that is made up of several blogs. I have the Global navigation set up to show each blog.
I am trying to add blog categories in the drop-down ...
2
votes
1answer
363 views
Get value from Managed Metadata Field in Drop Down List
I'm working on a project portal where a user can create a project (team site). The user is asked to fill in details regarding the projects. One of the things that is required is a Managed Metadata ...
0
votes
1answer
46 views
Drop down custom action
I've tried to create drop down custom action for some time without any success and Google also can't help me. Anybody could to share example how to use DropDown Element as custom action?
Thx for ...
0
votes
1answer
26 views
javascript created choice field values wont save
Im using jquery and getJSON to populate a drop down list based on user input in a custom modified NewForm.aspx. The dropdown populates just fine but when the form is saved the selected choice value is ...
0
votes
1answer
17 views
publishing infopath drop-down value makes me choose a function
When I try to publish the value of an Infopath 2010 drop-down box to a SharePoint list, InfoPath forces me to choose a function (first, last, count, or merge). Why can't I just publish the ...
0
votes
3answers
471 views
Get value from drop down using jQuery (lookup column)
I feel like this should be an easy one but am having trouble finding the answer here and via Google. Using jQuery, how do I retrieve the currently selected value from a dropdown in an ...
1
vote
2answers
790 views
disabled dropdown has value reset
I have a dropdown in an edit form that is disabled via jquery/javascript. When I go in and edit an item/record, save it, and reopen it, the selected value in the dropdown gets reset to its default ...
0
votes
1answer
44 views
Populate a drop-down based off the contents of another using lists
I am very new to SharePoint and am having trouble with a few basics I thought were simple, it's a large change from my way of thinking about databases and presentation.
Anyways, I am required to ...
0
votes
1answer
48 views
JavaScript error with Cascading Dropdowns
Many similar questions have been asked but none seem to work.
I have Sharepoint 2010 and I have jquery-1.9.1.min and jquery.SPServices-0.7.2.min loaded into my parent site's Shared Documents. It ...
0
votes
0answers
123 views
Cascade dropdown for multi select fields
I have successfully implemented the SPServices JQuery open source solution but unfortunately it doesn't seem to support multi select fields (I mean the ones where you can enable "allow multiple ...
1
vote
1answer
44 views
How to change order of the subsites in the dropdown?
I created a 5 subsites under a team site and enabled show subsites option. So We can the subsites in a dropdown. They are automatically arranged in alphabetical order. How can I change that order?
0
votes
0answers
55 views
Choice drop-down column doesn't display choices, SP 2010
We have one SP2010 site and in one library we have added two choice columns with drop-down menus. We have populated choice with names for each column. Columns are added to the document library but ...
1
vote
1answer
159 views
Dropdown menu doesn't fit in form
I have a problem with the way Internet Explorer displays the drop down menu from a look up column in a form. I have a list that contains the names of US, Mexican and Canadian states. In State Folder ...
4
votes
2answers
968 views
Selected value in ribbon DropDown/ComboBox is not displayed
When I select one of the values in my DropDown (or ComboBox, tried both), the event gets triggered correctly, but the selected item is not shown when the DropDown is closed (the box stays empty). I ...
1
vote
1answer
52 views
Custom Web Part's Active Directory connection only working from server
I have a custom web part that utilizes a dropdown combobox with items populated from AD. While it used to work, now I am unable to see anything populated in the dropdown unless I view the web part ...
0
votes
1answer
98 views
dropdownlist quicklinks menu in masterpage
I would like to create a dropdownlist for quicklink navigation in a master page. The quicklink menu will have direct links to a bunch of subsites. This will need to be accessible from all subsites.
I ...
0
votes
0answers
91 views
How to add data in DropDownlist dynamically in InfoPath?
I have 1 form, in which there is 1 Dropdown list that contains List of Months From January to December of current year 2013.
Now if I select any particular Month then, all the Dates(Only for Sundays) ...
0
votes
0answers
60 views
Some infopath fields are populating drop down list options in while editing in sharepoint library datasheet view while others aren't
I have several drop down lists in a pretty simple Infopath form that I'd like to be able to edit in the datasheet view of their library on Sharepoint. After I publish the template form to the library, ...
1
vote
0answers
121 views
Problem with CheckBox in infopath 2010
Hi my name is Marcelo ... I have a problem with extracting data from a list checkbox , i selected 2 options (or more than two of several existing) and these disappear after ... then I need to display ...
0
votes
1answer
145 views
InfoPath Forms Services - ComboBox Type-Ahead Not Working
We have a simple list with a Lookup to another list on a single-line-of-text field.
I customise the form with InfoPath and change the drop-down-list to Combo Box. I set the List ID as the Value and ...
1
vote
2answers
254 views
DropDownList with web part connection
I want to be able to display a dropdown list of titles in a web part and when I select an item have the details populate in another web part.
I can get this to work with a list web part where I have ...
4
votes
1answer
123 views
Group By SharePoint 2007 List
I am using SharePoint 2007 and Share Point Designer.
Please help, if I have a List, how it it possible to group by on the aspx page?
For example I have a long list of dates:
12/1/2012
12/1/2012
...
0
votes
1answer
72 views
How to add empty alternative to dropDownList
I am populating a dropdownlist using the following code:
SPList categories = SPContext.Current.Web.Lists["Categories"];
dropdownlist.DataSource = categories.Items;
...
0
votes
1answer
122 views
Filter XsltListViewWebPart using Choice Filter
I have put choice filter for filtering records in XsltListViewWebPart.
but choice filter opens a popup box. and select one(it display like radio buttions with items) of item from it.
I don't want ...
2
votes
2answers
482 views
VisualWebpart - controls like radiobuttonlist and dropdownlist not firing the SelectedIndexChanged event when inside a repeater datarow
VisualWebpart - controls like radiobuttonlist and dropdownlist not firing the SelectedIndexChanged event when inside a repeater datarow.
Any help?
Source code:
...
0
votes
1answer
96 views
Why does javascript on the page stop the drop down menu working?
I have just inserted a javascript world clock via a text doc and a CEWP.
However now that this is functional on my page I cannot see my drop downs from the top nav bar. It was working fine before I ...
2
votes
1answer
37 views
Is there a way to find if a column name is in more then one SharePoint list?
This is specific to SharePoint 2007, though I am sure it could cross over into 2010.
My situation is I am a site curator that inherited a site with 30+ lists. Several of these lists are using a drop ...
0
votes
3answers
234 views
How to add menu items for publishing iste
I created on publishing site. Now I want to add menu bar over there. But publishing site doesn't contain menu bar by default. How to add this into publishing site. I tried to add from v4.master page ...
0
votes
0answers
121 views
Sharepoint hover dropdown menu on mobile
I have a hovering dropdown menu in Sharepoint 2010 that works fine with a mouse, but what i'am also trying to achieve is getting the menu to not reload the page on a mobile device (since the user has ...
0
votes
0answers
167 views
Sharepoint 2007 Dataview Dropdown and how to filter as user is typing
All,
I have a Dataview webpart in Sharepoint 2007. It is a list of companies in alphabetical order. I have changed the default view to a Drop down list. All good. Works great. When you click on the ...
0
votes
1answer
178 views
Select Box from External Data Column Not Working
I have a control that refrences an EDC (added to the list as a lookup) that I have added to an application page via the following markup:
<SharePoint:FormField runat="server"
id="Industry"
...
0
votes
1answer
640 views
Top Navigation Bar Drop down not working
OK so I have about 6 links on the top navigtion bar for my SharePoint site and there are subsites under each. Basically the structure is like this:
Top Link 1
- Sub Link 1
- Sub Sub Link 1
...
0
votes
2answers
238 views
How to make dropdown link only visible to a certain group of users?
So we have a Management Meeting every two weeks and inside there is confidential information. Basically we want to make it so that link for this site/page is not even visible except to users within a ...
1
vote
0answers
262 views
Adding/removing items to/from a DropDownChoiceField
I can't seem to manipulate the items displayed in a DropDownChoiceField I have that's tied to a field on the custom content type with big, really frustrating problems.
This field is only visible in ...
0
votes
2answers
649 views
SP Foundation 2010: Drop down menu in alphabetical order
I did get the drop down menu work with the instructions given to me in HERE and now I have new problem with it: navigation bar is in alphabetical order which I would like to change to predefined.
So, ...
0
votes
0answers
287 views
Set Default for Drop-Down is not allowed
I have a drop-down on a form that is bound to a queryField of a web service based secondary data connection. The intent is to have the choices in the drop-down static and manually set using the ...
0
votes
1answer
718 views
Default value for drop down field on custom list form
I have created a drop down column on custom list's form. According to the requirement first value of this field should be "Select" and this is not a mandatory field. When user creates a new item, he ...
0
votes
0answers
87 views
Populate Drop-Down Box with data from an ECT Column
I want to be able to create a drop-down list web part that takes its data from a specific column in an External Content Type.
If you need further clarification, please let me know.
3
votes
3answers
604 views
Is there anything i can do about this dropdown being cutoff in IE9?
I'm not incredibly experienced with sharepoint 2010 but I've never had a visual issue this drastic so far. My dropdown list is getting cut off.
Did I do something wrong or is this a known issue? ...
0
votes
1answer
481 views
Update sharepoint list from infopath drop down list box
I am new to sharepoint and this may be a simple issue but I cannot seem to find the results I am looking for by searching. It may be because I am not sure exactly what to search for.
What I want to ...
0
votes
1answer
151 views
Multiple identical values in dropdown list control
I am making a page which has a web part view and dropdown and search filters.
I have added datasource controls, parameters and connected these to the relevant drop down. added appenddata bound
...
0
votes
0answers
60 views
MOSS 2007 Sort a dropdown content column globally
I have a content type which requires all documents to be categorized by a dropdown box. Is there a way to sort the options that are displayed?
0
votes
1answer
169 views
drop down choice column in new and edit forms require two click in ie
For a SharePoint 2007 site using internet Explorer (version 8 on a Windows XP system), drop-down choice columns require first clicking on a selection and then either clicking outside the drop down or ...
0
votes
1answer
853 views
Filtering an SPDataSource with a dropdown - selected item is lost through postback?
I'm trying to filter the contents of a dropdown based on the selection in another dropdown, using this MSDN blog post and forum post.
The filtered dropdown appears with the correct data the first ...
0
votes
2answers
747 views
Populating Drop down on the basis of User Group
I am developing the SharePoint Portal in 2010 where i will be using a Dropdown with values in it. These Values will depend on the group to which the user belongs.
For Eg.
If Drop Values are A, B , ...
1
vote
2answers
490 views
Can't remove value from list item
I have a list that has a dropdown box as one of its columns. We changed the values in the dropdown box and now some of the items in the list refuse to allow us to blank out that column (so it has no ...
1
vote
2answers
197 views
cascading dropdown - working but
I implemented cascading dropdown for City, State and Zip for a site collection. We are housing over 60 site collections and most of the now going through business process development. There is a huge ...
1
vote
1answer
932 views
How to remove “Create new view” from view dropdown to the list
Is that possible to remove the "Create new view" option from the view dropdown?
3
votes
2answers
234 views
Creating a drop down list with all US universities
Is this possible? I'd like to pull from a master list of universities and colleges either maintained locally in sharepoint or somewhere online (I found this). The idea is to keep users from typing in ...
