Step 1: Create a lookup with the values to be displayed in the drop down
- Go to Administration->Data Administration->Lookups and click New
- Enter a Lookup Name and Lookup ID and click 'Save and Continue'
- Click on the Values tab
- Click New and enter a Lookup Value Name and ID and click Save and Return (Repeat this step for each lookup value to be created)
Step 2: Create the attribute
- Go to Administration->Objects->Click on the Object Name (Example: Status Report)
- Click on the Attributes tab and click New
- Enter an Attribute Name and Attribute ID
- Change Data Type to Lookup (Now a Lookup Field will populate where you can select the lookup created in Step 1)
- Click the Browse icon next to Lookup
- Select the Lookup created in Step 1 and click Add
- Click Save (The Display Mappings section will now appear where you can set the color values for the drop down)
- Under Display Mappings, select a Value from the drop down for each lookup, and a color that you want to display for that value under the Color column
- Enter a description for the values in the Description section (Required)
- Click Save and Return
Step 3: Add the Attribute to the object view and change the display settings to make it a pull down with an image
- Click on the Views tab
- Next to General, click Layout: Edit
- Click the + icon to expand General
- Click the Properties icon next to the subpage you want to add the field to
- Move the attribute created in Step 2 to the desired column and click Save and Return
- Click Return to be taken back to the Views tab
- Click the Fields link next to General
- Click the Properties icon next to the attribute
- Change Display Type to 'Pull-Down', check the Image check box and then click Save and Return