The Dependent Option Set Manager

The Dependent Option Set Manager includes a framework where global and entity-based option sets can be mapped, i.e., values in a parent field can be mapped to specific values in a child field.

These configurations that will then be applied to forms will enable users to select options in a child field based on the option selected in a parent field.

For example:

In the Student Alert entity, options in the Alert Reason parent field and its child field Alert Reason Details can be built using this framework.
OR
Country, State/Province and County global option set mappings are built and shipped out-of-the-box using this framework. Institutions can clone the web resource of these mappings in their solutions.

Working With Web Resources

You can create or clone web resources:

Create a Web Resource in your Solution	Clone a Web Resource in your Solution
In the selected solution, type the schema and display name of the web resource you want to create. Click .	Clone a web resource from an out-of-the box solution into an unmanaged solution in which you want to copy its mappings. Administrators will need to select the following: The source solution The source web resource The target solution Specify the schema and display name of the new web resource. On cloning the web resource, its mappings will be available in the target solution.
After either of the above procedures, the Edit Configuration page will be displayed. On this page, the configuration (i.e., the solution and its associated web resource) will need to be: Associated with an entity and its form. In the Dependencies area, mappings can be configured in the selected parent and child fields. By default, the Strict Selection check box is selected. Clear it to associate the same value in the child field with multiple values of the parent field.

Create a Web Resource in your Solution

Clone a Web Resource in your Solution

In the selected solution, type the schema and display name of the web resource you want to create.
Click .

Clone a web resource from an out-of-the box solution into an unmanaged solution in which you want to copy its mappings. Administrators will need to select the following:

The source solution
The source web resource
The target solution
Specify the schema and display name of the new web resource.

On cloning the web resource, its mappings will be available in the target solution.

After either of the above procedures, the Edit Configuration page will be displayed. On this page, the configuration (i.e., the solution and its associated web resource) will need to be:

Associated with an entity and its form.
In the Dependencies area, mappings can be configured in the selected parent and child fields.

By default, the Strict Selection check box is selected. Clear it to associate the same value in the child field with multiple values of the parent field.

Administrators can copy the configuration to another form of the same entity. For instance, the configuration applied on the <Entity>Main form can be copied to the quick create form (<Entity>Quick Create).

The Dependent Option Set Manager includes the following menu options:

Show Configuration
Edit Configuration
Copy Configuration to Forms
Remove Configuration from Forms
Create JSON Web Resource
Clone JSON Web Resource
Delete JSON Web Resource
Show Entities and Form Fields

Notes:

Click to add another layer of dependencies in which the user can select specific options based on the option selected in the configured child field.
For more information and contextual help about the Dependent Option Set Manager, click .