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Configure Fields to Use Select Box Data XML Files

Configure fields in a task screen to use Select Box Data XML files as the source of selection for options fields.

To configure fields to use Select Box Data

1. Click Roles and Tasks, Admin Tasks, Modify Admin Tasks.

   The Select Admin Task page appears.

2. Select Name or Category in the Search Admin Task where field, enter the string you want to search, and click Search.

   Identity Manager displays the admin tasks that satisfy the search criteria.

3. Select an admin task, and click Select.

   Identity Manager displays the task details for the selected admin task.

4. Click the Tabs tab.

   The tabs page appears.

5. Click the right arrow icon to edit the Profile tab.

   The Profile tab for the admin task appears.

6. Click the ellipses (...) button for the Screen field to display the list of profile screen definitions for this task.
7. Select a profile screen definition and click Edit.

   The fields that are configured to be displayed on the profile tab appear.

8. Add or select a field on the profile screen and click the right arrow icon to display the field properties.
9. Complete the properties for the field you have added in step 8. Set Style to one of the following values:
   • Check Box Multi-Select
   • Dropdown
   • Dropdown Combo
   • Multi-Select
   • Option Selector
   • Option Selector Combo
   • Radio Button Single-Select
   • Single-Select

   The Source of selection options field appears.

10. Select one of the following options for the Source of selection options field.
    • Select Box Data Options

      Specifies that the field will be populated from a Select Box Data XML file. If you select this option, the Edit for the Select Box Data for Options appears.

      Click Edit for the Select Box Data for Options and use the following options to select the values that you want to display for this field.

      Child Name Filter

      Identifies the name of the element or child element in a Select Box Data XML file.

      Child Type Filter

      Identifies the type of the element or child element in a Select Box Data XML file.

      For more information on element name and element types, see The Select Box Data XML File .

      Note: The values you can select from this field are populated from the Select Box Data XML file you have imported into Identity Manager.

    • Depends on the value of another field

      Specifies that the field will be populated based on the values selected in another field. If you have selected this option, see How to Create Dependent Fields Using Select Box Data.

      Select an existing field on the form Options source field.

11. Select one of the values for Preserve non-options field.
12. Complete the other necessary field properties and click Apply.
13. Click OK to save the changes.

    The fields that you have configured will appear to the user on the profile tab of the selected admin task. The values for select-based controls that are configured to use Select Box Data as source will be populated with the values from the Select Box Data XML file.