Linking a picklist to a free field
A picklist is typically the list displayed when you click the 
button along a field. Using the picklist end users can choose a value for the field. In order to enable the picklist, you must select the Picklists - descriptive or Picklist - code, descriptive field attribute. Configured picklists of either type (descriptive, or code/descriptive) can be linked to free fields in Field definer .
button along a field. Using the picklist end users can choose a value for the field. In order to enable the picklist, you must select the Picklists - descriptive or Picklist - code, descriptive field attribute. Configured picklists of either type (descriptive, or code/descriptive) can be linked to free fields in Field definer .Follow the procedure given below to link a picklist to a free field.
Procedure
1. In Field definer , select the business object in which you want to use the picklist and change its status to Under construction.
2. Go to > .
3. Select the free field you want to use the picklist for and make sure the In Use attribute is set to Yes.
4. Change the Field type attribute for this field to either CodesCodeName (picklist code descriptive) or CodesName (picklist descriptive).
5. One of the fields Picklist code descriptive or Picklist descriptive will now be enabled. In this field, select the picklist you want to link.
6. Set the Enforced attribute to Yes if you want to force the user to select an option from the picklist. If this attribute is set to No, the user is allowed to enter any value in the field. For more information on setting field attributes, see Setting field attributes.
7. Complete the business object by setting its status back to Completed.
8. Go to Layouts and add the field in which you want to use the picklist to the layout.
Verify that the free field is visible and not read-only.
9. Click Save on top of the Layout panel to save your changes.
10. Set the business object to Completed.
Tip | For more information on Layouts, refer to the Layout documentation. |