how to link Listing fields with other Listing fields?

[Brian Jester]

Rudi,

Regarding this post, which is great by the way, can you explain how to create a multilevel field menu? Ex: Say I would like one drop down field that has Pets:

Cat
Dog
Fish

Then when I choose Cat another menu will appear with other choices like:

Food
Toys

My Best was getting both drop downs to appear, but I want them to be linked together, so that when I choose a pet, another menu will appear to choose food or toys from.

Regards,
Brian

Hello Ramu, this is the way I do it and explain it, others may do it different or better ?

First of any listing field, that has multiple options, such as drop downs I always build them first as a | Data Entry | and then I build the Listing Field from that by selecting the Link To Data Entries in the Listing Field options, regardless of if it is going to be a multi level field or not. This makes it easier to edit or add new entries to field rather than working in the Listing Field by itself.

So as an example lets say ? I want to sell items and they can be new or secondhand and lets say on the secondhand listing field option I want to add the items condition / rating, I would take these steps.

1. I would create a Data Entry Called Condition Rating, and in that I would add two entries, New & Secondhand.

2. I would create a listing field called Condition Rating and I would use the Link to Data Entries option to link them both together. * You can just edit the Data Entry from here on in to edit any listing fields.

3. Next to create a new level go to your Multi Field / Geo Filter and create a Addition to existing data entry, and pick Condition Rating, Now in Multi Level this will now allow you to add to any of the levels you made in the first Data Entry, so you can now add to the Secondhand option a new set of options such as, As New, Good, Fair, Worn Etc.

You can add as many different levels down as you want to go and use any number of combinations, once you have built a simple one and see how they work you will be fine to build most anything.

* when you add new levels it will name them with a version number of the original in your content boxes section, so just rename them to what you want.

Now as in this example if they select secondhand, then the next option box will drop down offering the next level of options.

Please yell out if this is not what you were looking to do ? / meant ?