PortaBase 2.1 Manual
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# Enum manager

PortaBase supports enum (enumeration) column types, in which each value in the column is one of a set of possible string values. The enum manager dialog lets you create, edit, delete, and change the listing order of these enums.

Most of the dialog is occupied by a list of the currently defined enums. There is a row of buttons identical to those in the columns editor:

Add
  Launch the enum editor to define a new enum. Note that the new enum will be added when “OK”/”Done” is clicked in the editor dialog, not when the “OK”/”Done” button is clicked in this dialog.
Edit
  Launch the enum editor to edit the currently selected enum. As when adding, edits are applied as soon as “OK”/”Done” is clicked in the editor dialog.
Delete
  Delete the currently selected enum. If there are columns of this enum type, a dialog will warn you that these would also be deleted and ask if you want to continue. The enum (and any associated colums) will be deleted immediately, not when “OK”/”Done” is clicked.
Up
  Move the currently selected enum up one position in the list (and hence in the column editor’s type list as well).
Down
  Move the currently selected enum down one position in the list (and hence in the column editor’s type list as well).

Click “OK”/”Done” to apply any changes made to the enum listing order, or cancel out of the dialog to leave the sequence unchanged (other than any added or deleted enums).