Value lists

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The snippets below give you an example of how to select an entry from a list. For example, on a new work order you need to choose the work type CM, but if you simply enter CM into the Work Type field, Maximo will indicate that the entry is ambiguous as CM partially matches other work types. One way of avoiding the ambiguity is to click on the magnifying glass icon next to the Work Type filed, then filter the list in the pop up down to the CM entry and click the remaining entry to choose it. This snippet shows how to do it:

Then I activate the detail menu for the 'Work Type' field
 And I enter '=CM' in the 'Type' filter in the unlabelled table
 And I initiate search in the unlabelled table
 And I choose the first row in the unlabelled table
 And I see the value 'CM' in the 'Work Type' field

Using '=' in front of the value tells Maximo that we want to do an exact search.

A similar approach can be used for selecting values for fields that show an intermediate menu when clicking its magnifying glass icon. For example, selecting a location for a work order can be done like this:

Then I activate the detail menu for the 'Location' field
 And I click menu item 'Select Value'
 And I enter '=BOILER' in the 'Location' filter in the unlabelled table
 And I initiate search in the unlabelled table
 And I choose the first row in the unlabelled table
 And I see the value 'BOILER' in the 'Location' field

These two snippets will help you enter values into many Maximo fields for which there is the option to select from a list.