Object Reference attribute types

Object Reference attribute types

You use Object Reference attributes to associate marketing objects with projects or other marketing objects. An Object Reference attribute creates a field with a selector attached. Users can search in the selector for a particular marketing object and then add it to the project or marketing object they are creating or editing.

Multi Select Object Reference and Single Select Object Reference attributes are similar; however, the resulting user interface field can contain multiple entries versus a single entry.

You cannot add these attributes to read-only grids. To add marketing object references to read-only grids, use the Single List Object Reference attribute.

These attribute types are not available for campaign, cell, or offer attributes.

To specify an Object Reference attribute, you enter the following information specific to this attribute type:

Options for Object Reference attributes

Marketing Object Type

The marketing object type of the items you want on the list that is displayed to the user.

The ID of a specific template for the specified marketing object type. If you select the Auto Create check box below, this template is used to create the object. Otherwise, only marketing objects that users create from the specified template display to users.

Select the destination screen when you click the object link on a form:

Summary Tab: opens the summary page of the marketing object

Analysis Tab: opens the analysis page

This field is available only for grids.

Use this option when the object that contains this form is intended to change or update the contents of a marketing object (for example, a Change Order or Work Request project).

This field is available only for forms.

Use this option to indicate that the marketing object is only referenced, not modified.

This field is available only for forms.

Select this option to create an "empty" marketing object if users choose a template that contains a form with this attribute when they create an object. Note that:

This check box is not available for Multi Select Object Reference attributes.

This check box has no effect if the form is added to a marketing object, as marketing objects cannot automatically create other marketing objects.

This field is available only for Single Select Object Reference attributes on forms.

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