Creating parent/child fields

Log in as an Administrator

Click "Admin"

Click "Services"

Click "Imagen"

Click "Management"

Click "MediaControlCentre"

Click "Databases"

Click "Edit"

Click "Fields"

Click here.

Click the "Display name" field.

For this example, we name this field "Genre"

We now add example terms that will trigger child fields: "War", "Comedy", and "Sci-Fi"

Click "Save & Add another"

Click the "Display name" field.

Let's call this field "Subgenre (Comedy)"

"Parent field" must be set to our "Genre"

Enter the parent value - that must be selected in the parent field - for this child field to display The term is "Comedy"

We now populate this drop-down field with possible values

Click "Save"

Click "Add field to the search index"

Click "Searchable"

Click "Save"

Click "Back to site"

Click "Create record"

When we select the "Action" Genre, "Subgenre (Action)" now appears, and has been populated with values

When we select the "Sci-Fi" Genre, "Subgenre (Science Fiction)" now appears, and has been populated with values

When we select the "Comedy" Genre, "Subgenre (Comedy)" now appears, and has been populated with values