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In this step you will make the State and Country field a drop-down which shows states in the US. The data for the drop-down comes from a static table which is shipped with aXes eXtensions.

1.   Click on Edit Screen in the aXes Designer window.

2.   Select the State and Country field on the DisplayEmployee screen. Image Removed

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3.   In aXes Designer, delete the default visualization of the field: Image Removed
 

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4.  Drag a Dropdown and drop it on the field: Image Removed

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The default visualization of the field is now Dropdown: Image Removed

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5.   Change the dataSourceType of the drop-down to Static Table. Image Removed

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6.   Specify USState as the tableName. Image Removed

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7.   Save the screen customization.

8.   Execute the Framework as a VLF-WIN application, as Designer, to test the drop-down:

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You can set the values displayed in the drop-down also by entering fixed values or by using a dynamic table. The aXes tutorials contain detailed information about how to do this.
 
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