Populate a checklist from a dropdown list
I am creating a custom list used for training. It starts with a dropdown list listing each department, and there is a separate training checklist for each department. I am wanting to have the trainer be able to click on the dropdown list to choose the
department, and then have that department's checklist be populated below it. I do not have access to InfoPath and I am fairly new to Sharepoint. I believe the version is 12.0.0.6421. I'm not sure what all information is pertinent, so I apologize if I am lacking
up front. Thanks.
April 29th, 2010 5:27pm
This is called a cascading drop-down and isn't available out-of-box. Take a look at all the comments on this screencast I did, with people chiming in about different products and ways to accomplish this in SharePoint:
http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2009/12/31/infopath-cascading-drop-down-screencast/Laura Rogers, MCSE, MCTS
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April 29th, 2010 7:21pm
Thank you. I downloaded the jquery scripts, but I don't quite understand what to do with them. It says there's nothing to install server-side. but doesn't say what to do with them after you downloaded them.
April 29th, 2010 8:46pm
To use jQuery, you could upload the jquery.js to one of you SharePoint document library and use the following code to add a reference.
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://yoursite/yourlibrary/jquery.js"></script>
If your site is published to internet, the Microsoft or Google CDN is an alternative.
Google Ajax API CDN
http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js
Google Ajax CDN Documentation
Microsoft CDN
http://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery/jquery-1.4.2.min.js
Ajax CDN Announcement,
Microsoft Ajax CDN Documentation
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Lambert Qin
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May 4th, 2010 5:53am