Cascading Enumerations

Cascading of enumerations is helpful for adding a dependency from one enumeration type to another. For example, an enumeration ZBKS.Sport lists all the supported Sports, and ZBKS.Position lists various type of player's position in a Sport.

ZBKS.Sport has values Football, Basketball. ZBKS.Position has values Goalie, Guard, Center, Forward, Defender. Using this feature, the value for the Position enum field can be restricted by the selected value of the Sport field.

The following data models needs to be populated to enable a Cascading Enumeration:

• EnumDependency

  This model is used to define the enum dependency and the list of permitted enums to be available for the parent enumeration.

  Field	Description
  EnumType	Enumeration type by which we need to enforce restriction e.g. ZBKS.Sport. REQUIRED.
  EnumName	Enumeration name from EnumType e.g. Football. REQUIRED.
  DependendentEnumType	Enumeration type for which values need to be restricted e.g. ZBKS.Position. REQUIRED.
  DependentEnumName	Enumeration name from DependendentEnumType e.g. Goalie. REQUIRED.
  Enterprise	Owning enterprise of the dependency. If null then ValueChain scope is used.

• EnumFieldDependency

  This model is used to define the String Enumeration field dependency which Platform checks when rendering the fields on UI.

  Field	Description
  ModelLevel	Model Level Type e.g. ZBKS.Athlete. REQUIRED.
  FieldName	String Enumeration field name on ModelLevel e.g. Sport. REQUIRED.
  DependentFieldName	Dependent String Enumeration field name on ModelLevel e.g. Position. REQUIRED.
  Enterprise	Owning enterprise of the field dependency. If null then ValueChain scope is used.

These models can be populated either by inbound interface or by administrative UI. For EnumDependency and EnumFieldDependency, the inbound interfaces PLT.EnumDependency_IB(1.0) and PLT.EnumFieldDependency_IB(1.0) can be used.

For modifying from the administrative UI, add the following to the RoleTypeUiConfig of an appropriate role:

Enum Dependecies Report

Enum Dependecies Form page

Enum Field Dependencies Report

Enum Field Dependencies CRUD page