Using drop-down lists in offer templates

A drop-down list, also known as a Select Box, is a list of values from which the user can select a single item. To make a drop-down list available in offer templates (and therefore in offers), define a custom offer attribute of the type Select Box - String, and add it to an offer template. Any offers based on that template will include the list.

The values that are available in the list are specified when the custom attribute is created. Additionally, you can specify the Sort Order of the values, a Default Value, and whether a value for this attribute is required (Mandatory). You can optionally check Allow addition of list items from within edit forms to allow users to add new unique values to the list when editing the offer template or creating an offer based on the template. For example, if a Select Box contains the values Small, Medium, Large, any user could add the value Extra Large.

Once the offer template or offer is saved, the user cannot remove the new list item. The value is saved back to the custom attribute definition and is then available to all users. Only administrators can remove items from lists, by modifying the custom attribute.

The Mandatory setting determines whether a value is required for this attribute. If Mandatory is selected, administrators will be required to specify a value when the attribute is added to an offer template. The specified value will be used for any offers based on that template, unless the user specifies a different value when creating or editing the offer.

If you add an offer attribute to an offer template as "Hidden static" or "Parameterized", a value is always required, even if the attribute was defined as non-Mandatory. If you add an offer attribute to an offer template as "Static", the Mandatory setting determines whether or not a value is required.