Select list

Field type select. A choice from a list; with multiple it also works as a keyword field. Data entry from the cataloguer’s side is described under Select list .

Parameters

Key	Values	If omitted	Effect
`values`	List of strings or of `name`/`value` pairs	empty	The options
`multiple`	`true`, `false`	`false`	Several values allowed. Stored as one string, joined with comma and space
`creatable`	`true`, `false`	`false`	Options of your own allowed during entry
`importable`	`true`, `false`	`false`	The Excel import may write values outside the list; manual entry may not
`dynamic_options`	`true`, `false`	`false`	Also offers what this field holds on other objects
`clearable`	`true`, `false`	`true`	The selection can be cleared
`sort_default_values`	`true`, `false`	`false`	Sorts the options alphabetically instead of in the order given in `values`
`highlight_default_values`	`true`, `false`	`false`	Sets the configured options apart from the collected ones

JSON
{
  "values": ["Gemälde", "Zeichnung", "Druckgrafik", "Skulptur"],
  "multiple": false,
  "creatable": false
}

Closed and growing vocabularies

Pattern	Setting	Examples
Closed	`creatable: false`	Object type, inventory status, acquisition method. New values belong in the configuration
Growing	`creatable: true` and `dynamic_options: true`	Keywords, materials. A new value is then available to everyone else
Closed, but taking over legacy data	`creatable: false` and `importable: true`	The import may write legacy values; data entry stays bound to the list

Import

Without creatable and without importable the Excel import accepts only values from the list; with dynamic_options the values of other objects count too. Differences in case and spaces are evened out. Everything else is parked. Under Resolve references you can assign a parked value to an option, discard it or, with the permission to manage fields, add it as a new option.

Formatting

The field type comes with the formatting Separated by middle dots (Landschaft · Bildnis). It is not preselected anywhere, because it does nothing for a single selection. See Formatting .

When another field type fits

Need	Field type
Values with levels	Selection tree or hierarchical select list
Terms with identifier, source and translation	Authority record
Yes or no	Switch
Three states such as checked, not checked, unknown	A select list with three options, not a switch