Metadata Option element

The option element is only used in combination with Metadata Select field. The option value represents a distinct value to select.

Attribute	Description	Required
label	The text shown as the label in the user interface.	true
value	Unique value identifier. Two options cannot have the same value. Value must be unique. It’s recommended to use only characters that match this regular expression: [a-z_] (a to z in lowercase and underscore, no spaces)	true
parentValue	When present, it specifies the option’s parent. The parent must be present in another select.	false
selected	When set to true, this option is pre-selected when the form is rendered. Accepted values: true, false. Default: false.	false
cssClass	CSS class. More information about creating your own styles is available at CSS.	false

• Parent:

Basic select with selected option

• The attribute selected="true" specifies that an option should be pre-selected when the form is rendered.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE property-groups PUBLIC "-//OpenKM//DTD Property Groups 3.15//EN"
                                 "http://www.openkm.com/dtd/property-groups-3.15.dtd">
<property-groups>
  <property-group label="Consulting" name="okg:consulting">
    <select label="select label"  name="okp:consulting.select" type="simple">
      <option label="one" value="001" />
      <option label="two" value="002" selected="true"/>
      <option label="three" value="003" />
     </select>
  </property-group>
</property-groups>

Hierarchical relationship

• The field option value of “okp:consulting.children” has a parent relation with “okp:consulting.parent”. It is defined by parentElement=“okp:consulting.parent”.
• The option value “benefits” of the field “okp:consulting.children” has a parent value “directives” in the field “okp:consulting.parent”.

Tree relationships:

• directives
  • benefits
  • eligibility
  • services
• handbook
  • basic
  • normal
  • advanced

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE property-groups PUBLIC "-//OpenKM//DTD Property Groups 3.15//EN"
                                 "http://www.openkm.com/dtd/property-groups-3.15.dtd">
<property-groups>
  <property-group label="Consulting" name="okg:consulting">
    <select label="Provincia" name="okp:consulting.parent" type="simple">
      <option value="directives" label="Directives" />
      <option value="handbook" label="Handbook Paragraphs" />
    </select>
    <select label="Provincia" name="okp:consulting.children" type="simple" parentElement="okp:consulting.parent">
      <option value="benefits" label="Benefits" parentValue="directives" />
      <option value="eligibility" label="Eligibility" parentValue="directives" />
      <option value="services" label="Services" parentValue="directives" />
      <option value="basic" label="Basic" parentValue="handbook" />
      <option value="normal" label="Advanced" parentValue="handbook" />
      <option value="advanced" label="Normal" parentValue="handbook" />
    </select>
  </property-group>
</property-groups>