Quicklists are a set of predefined words that can be grouped together to quickly produce descriptions and such like. The main ideas behind Quicklists are to increase the speed, the consistency and to reduce the amount of mistakes made during data input.
By default, HoleBASE SI comes with one field setup for use with Quicklists by default, although this will need enabling. This field is the Stratum Description field within the Field Geological Description table (GEOL in AGS). This is the example used within this article.
In this example, a Quicklist will be enabled within a configuration pack, however the same principle can be used to enable a Quicklist within a project if required.
1. Select the Configuration Packs option from the System ribbon.
2. Browse through to the required configuration pack and select it from the grid.
3. Select the Manage Model from the Configuration tools ribbon.
4. Scroll down and select the Field Geological Descriptions table and then select Edit.
5. Select the Description field and select Edit.
6. Under the Display Type dropdown there is an option for Quicklist, select this.
7. The interface will then update and show an extra field called Quicklist Group, select the Soil Description Builder and then click Save.
8. The Quicklist will now be available when entering data into the field.
The process below states how to edit the default Soil Description Builder that comes with HoleBASE by default. The same process can be used to add a new Quicklist to the system, just select the Add option rather than the Edit option listed below.
3. Select the Manage Quicklists option from the ribbon.
4. Select the required Quicklist and select Edit.
5. The Quicklist Builder will then appear. Select the required category from the list. Items added in the next step will only be added to the selected category.
6. Items can be added by either adding an existing Picklist or by adding a new Default value.
a. Picklist - All of the created Picklists available within the current configuration pack are listed on the left hand side of the interface. Simply select the required Picklist and select the right arrow to bring this into use. All of the values available within the Picklist will then be used.
b. Add Default - Insert a default value into the list. This item will then be available for use.
7. Note that the order that the items appear in the list on the right hand side of the interface is the order that the items will appear within the interface.
8. Click Save to save the changes.
Once a Quicklist has been enabled, it will then be used to enter data within the interface and also within the Data Entry Tool.
When a field is selected that has Quicklist enabled, the Quicklist interface will appear. Select a category from the dropdown list and all of the relevant items will then become available for selection.
Selecting an item in bold will insert that value into the description. Selecting a normal item (Picklist) will then show all of the relevant items relating to that picklist. For example, selecting the Consistency picklist item shows items relating to the consistency of the geology. Select another item on the left hand side to get more items to choose from.
Also note that text can be typed in as normal to overwrite / replace / add new text to the existing items.
Once the relevant items have been inserted, select Save to commit the changes.