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To add a custom option:
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<li>From the '''Customisation''' menu, select '''Data Inventory Manager'''.</li>:The Data Inventory Manager window displays.</li>
<li>From the left pane of the Data Inventory Manager window, select the item or data category to which you would like to add a custom option.</li>
<li>From the right pane, click the row associated with the item attribute that you would like add a custom option value. These are items with a type of Multiple Select or Single Select.</li>
<li>Click the [[Image:FieldViewIcon.png]] button.</li>
:The Custom Options List window displays.
[[Image:CustomOptionsList.png|center|400px|''Custom Options List Window'']]
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''Custom Options List Window''
</div> <ol start="5"/li><li>From the Custom Options List window, click the [[Image:FieldTemplateIcon.png]] button.</li>
:The Custom Options Editor window displays.
[[Image:UserManual_OptionsEditor.png|center|400px|''Options Editor'']]
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''Options Editor''
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<li>Enter the option in the '''Option''' field. The value can be less than or equal to 52 characters and can contain letters, numbers, and most special characters. However, the value should not contain a period (.).</li>
<li>Do one of the following:</li>
*To save the option, click the '''Save''' button.
{{note|After adding an option, you should update Data Entry Form Templates that use the custom options field.}}
{{note|If you intend to translate the custom option via the IComboBox.Properties file, you will need to manually add the new custom option to the file. }}
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