Introduction 
 1. Designer User Interface 
 1.1 Themes 
 1.2 Ribbon Menu 
 1.3 Window Panes 
 1.4 Customisation 
 1.5 Navigation 
 2. Process Design 
 2.1 Styles 
 2.2 Sub-Processes 
 2.3 Business Objects 
 2.4 Naming Conventions 
 2.5 Layout 
 2.6 Integrated Help 
 3. Form Design 
 3.1 Form Properties 
 3.2 Fields 
 3.3 Fields and Variables 
 3.4 Option Lists 
 3.5 Field Grouping 
 3.6 Field Layout 
 3.7 Tab Order 
 4. Multi-Language Support 
 4.1 Adding Languages 
 4.2 In the Client 
 4.3 Dynamic Options 
 4.4 Conclusion 
 5. Business Objects 
 5.1 Architecture 
 5.2 System Business Objects 
 5.3 Custom Business Objects 
 5.4 Using Business Objects 
 6. Naming Conventions 
 6.1 Variables 
 6.2 Processes 
 6.3 Solution Tables 
 6.4 Roles 
 6.5 Forms 
 6.6 Business Objects 
 6.7 Admin Groups & Forms 
 6.8 Stages and Actions 
 6.9 Visual Script Activities 
 6.10 Flags 
 6.11 Projects & Solutions 
 7. Writing Code 
 8. Reports 
 9. Component and Code Reuse 
 10. File structure 
 11. Web Client 
 12. Administration Tools 
 13. Summary 
 14. <= Back to Articles 
3.4 Option Lists
 
 
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Option lists have changed quite  a bit too.
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Selecting the ellipsis …
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… gives you three options.
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 The list of values is any  expression that returns a list of  values. Typically this will be a  set of comma delimited strings.
There is no longer a need to  have a different delimiter as all  strings are now in double  quotes.
We are not certain how this will affect migrated option lists with  different delimiters, however.
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If you choose a Business  Object, you select the Business  Object and field …
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… or two fields for a name-  value pair list.
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If you choose a Select statement you can write any SQL or use  the Query Builder (see our future section) to generate one.
  
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