You can specify multiple types of lists for a single field. This topic defines how the resulting list of items is determined.
The following descriptions use these conventions:
All values for an ALLOWEDVALUES list are identified as {set A}.
All values for a SUGGESTEDVALUES list are identified as {set S}.
All values for a PROHIBITEDVALUES list are identified as {set P}.
Valid value determination
The valid values allowed for a field are obtained by subtracting {set P} from {set A}. If {set A} has no entries, {set A} is considered to be all possible values. This is because no allowed values have been defined; everything is allowed except those values specifically identified in {set P}.
{Set S} plays no role in determining valid values for a field, but it does help determine the values that display in the drop-down list.
Populating a drop-down list with list values
The following rules use the content of the ALLOWEDVALUES, SUGGESTEDVALUES, and PROHIBITEDVALUES sets to determine the values that populate a drop-down list.
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If {set S} AND {set A} have no entries
Result: Empty list
If {set S} has entries and {set A} has no entries
Result: The values are obtained by subtracting {set P} from {set S}
If {set S} AND {set A} have entries
Result: The list of values are obtained by:
a. Intersecting {set A} with {set S} to get {intermediate set I}
b. Subtracting {set P} from {intermediate set I}
If {set S} has no entries and {set A} has entries
Result: The list of values are obtained by subtracting {set P} from {set A} | |
Specify multiple lists
If you specify multiple <ALLOWEDVALUE> sets at a particular point in time (for example, a work item type-wide <ALLOWEDVALUE> set plus a state-scoped <ALLOWEDVALUE> set), the intersection of these multiple sets is used as the final set, {set A}.
If you specify multiple <SUGGESTEDVALUES> sets or <PROHIBITEDVALUES> sets, the union of each of these multiple sets is taken as the final set, {set S} or {set P}, respectively.
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