I want to create a select box in a Catalog item, and make it so that you can select multiple choices. Can this be done?

[psenkow1]

In my select box I am adding several choices.   I want the user to be able to select multiple choices, and not be limited to just one.

I was hoping to use the select box to do this, because:

There will be several select boxes that hold different choices.  

Which select box will actually be visible (active), will depend on the answer to another question (another select box) in the catalog item.

For example, if they say the want access to the Development environment in application ABC, then the select box will be active that lists the databases in that development/ ABC.   Then I want them to be able to select multiple databases from the list.

If instead, they want access to the Production environment in application ABC, then the select box for production/ ABC to be active.   And, the select box for development/ ABC will be INactive.

I tried using checkboxes and a container to hold each environment/ application combination.   And then made the container & contain split active or inactive depending on the request.   But I wasn't able to make the unwanted checkboxes to disappear from my form.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!   Trish

[Pradeep Sharma]

Hello Patricia,

Did you try with list collector?

[psenkow1]

Doesn't a list collector pull the selection items from a table?   These items are not in a table.   I will need to create the list of choices.

Can I do that with a list collector?

[Pradeep Sharma]

You are right Patricia.   List collector pulls the selected items from a table. This is the best option to select multiple values other than series of checkboxes. Of course, you will have to store those values in a table.

[Abhimanyu Bansa · Accepted solution]

Hi Patricia,

whenever we create a choice for select box it gets stored in the "question_choice" table. That table can be referenced in the List collector.
Now in the list collector field we want some specific value should be shown. that can be done by putting a "reference qual" as question="Sys_id of your required question".

please find the attached screen shot:

You can get the query for reference qual from the question choice list view by right clicking on the filter and click on the copy query. and then paste it in the reference qual.

You don't need to create a new table and your requirement can be fulfilled.

and after that for dependency that the user select the value and according to that next list collector should be shown can be done by on change client script.

PS: Hit like, Helpful or Correct if you feel it answered your query.

Thanks & Regards,

Abhimanyu Bansal