Picklist Manager

Used to define Picklists. A Picklist is a set of values associated with an item type property definition. Picklists can have text, numbers and integers as values. For example an item type for Doors can have a Picklist named Material associated with its property definition, Type. Material Picklist can have different values like Glass, Wood, Steel. A Picklist named Door Number, can have values 5, 12, 20 and so on and a Picklist named Weight can have values like 25.5, 50.28, 36.6 and so on.

You can access this dialog from the following:



You can access this dialog by selecting Utilities >Edit Picklist in the Item Types Dialog

Ribbon: Drawing > Attach > Item Types > Picklist

Ribbon: Modeling > Content > Item Types > Picklist

Figure 1. Picklists with text, number and integer values


In the Item Types dialog you will now see Number and Integer options along with other options in the Property Definition pane. When you select Type as Number in the Property Definition pane, Picklists with numbers as values will be displayed in the Picklist drop-down menu. When you select Integer, Picklists with integer values will be displayed in the Picklist drop-down. When Text is selected, all Picklists are displayed in the Picklist drop-down.


Figure 2. When 'Integer' is selected in Type, Picklist drop-down shows only Picklists with integer values


Picklists

Setting Description
Add New


Allows you to add a new Picklist.
Move up


Allows you to move a Picklist up in the list box.
Move down


Allows you to move a Picklist down in the list box.
Rename


Allows you to rename a Picklist.
Delete


Allows you to remove an already created Picklist.
Update From Library


Allows you to synchronize your local resources with shared resources.
Export Picklists


Allows you to export Picklists to excel files from the active DGN.
Import Picklists


Allows you to import Picklists from an excel (.xls and .xlsx) file into the active DGN.
Filter PickList
Allows you to search for a Picklist by name.

Values

You can add values to a Picklist here.

Setting Description
Ascending order


Allows you to sort the values alphabetically from A to Z.
Descending order
Allows you to sort the values alphabetically from Z to A.
Delete


Allows you to remove an already created value.
Filter Values
Allows you to search for a value.
Setting Description
Save Allows you to save a newly created Picklist to the file.
Cancel Closes the Picklist Manger dialog. If there are any unsaved changes then it shows an alert asking you to choose to save the changes and then close the dialog or close without saving.
Key-in: DIALOG PICKLISTS < OPEN | CLOSE | TOGGLE >
Key-in: PICKLISTS CREATE PICKLIST
Key-in: PICKLISTS CREATE VALUE [ Picklist Value ]
Key-in: PICKLISTS DELETE PICKLIST
Key-in: PICKLISTS DELETE VALUE
Key-in: PICKLISTS EDIT PICKLIST [ Picklist Name ]
Key-in: PICKLISTS EDIT VALUE [ Picklist Value Name ]
Key-in: PICKLISTS EXPORT EXCEL [ path\filename.xlsx ]
Key-in: PICKLISTS IMPORT EXCEL [ path\filename.xlsx ]
Key-in: PICKLISTS MOVEDOWN
Key-in: PICKLISTS MOVEUP
Key-in: PICKLISTS SAVE
Key-in: PICKLISTS SELECT PICKLIST [ Picklist Name ]
Key-in: PICKLISTS SELECT VALUE [ Picklist Value Name ]
Key-in: PICKLISTS SORTVALUESATOZ
Key-in: PICKLISTS SORTVALUESZTOA