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Using Proliance Auto Complete for List Item entry

Many fields in Proliance provide a picklist icon to allow you to select an item from a pre-set list. You can also enter information directly into these fields using the Proliance auto complete feature. As a result you can bypass the use of dialog boxes to select items by directly entering text into editable fields.

This feature is available on Proliance fields containing a list of items. Proliance will check data after you exit the field and highlight invalid entries so you can quickly see errors and correct them prior to saving the document.

Directly entering text with auto complete is most useful when you already know or partially remember the list item for the field you want to enter. Auto complete includes the following features:

• Direct text entry: Type text directly into the field. This feature applies to picklists, lookups and lists that include document references.

• Auto search and complete: As you type, auto search narrows the search of possible options and completes the text for the list option by matching items from the list candidates. When Proliance completes text in the field, the completed text appears in highlight and other potential list items are shown in a pull down list.
• Keyboard access: Once the cursor is in the field, you can use the down and up arrow keys to display the list options and navigate through the list. The arrow keys allow you to enter text into fields without using the mouse to go to the list dialog box.
• Mouse access: You can double click on a field containing a list of items to display all available items, and then select the one you wish to enter.
• List dialog box option: Click the List icon or the 'more...' option at the bottom of the drop down list to provide a dialog box of list items. This provides an alternative to typing the text directly into the field with additional features for finding and viewing list options. The 'more...' option is only displayed when there are more list items available than can be displayed in the drop-down.
  
  See Selecting Items in a Picklist for more detail on selecting items.

• Validation: If you enter an invalid list item, Proliance will detect the invalid entry and display the field with a light red background when you advance to the next field or attempt to save the page. You will be unable to save the document until you correct the invalid entry.
• Viewing referenced documents: If you enter a list item that references another Proliance document, then this item will be highlighted in blue and underlined to indicate that it can hyperlink to the referenced document. By using a mouse click and holding down the CTRL key simultaneously, Proliance will open the referenced document in another window.