Question about Fabrik Dropdown Options

[Rankx]

Hi there. My question is very simple. I would simply like to know where exactly the different dropdown options are stored for a Dropdown element.

Say you have a form name testform, and you have an dropdown element named options. You have 4 dropdown options for that element. Where exactly in the database or elsewhere would these dropdowns be stored?

I want to pull these dropdowns to use then in a custom form.

 

[lcollong]

the regular DD items are stored inside an internal fabrik table in such a way that is not easy nor safe to use from your application.
I think the best way to manage your drop down items (and possibly use them) is to create a dedicated list/table (with id and text). Then, in you main table you set your element to "databasejoin" rather than "dropdown" and you render it as a dropdown. The result is the same but now you can edit or used your drop down items from inside your app easily.

 

[Rankx]

the regular DD items are stored inside an internal fabrik table in such a way that is not easy nor safe to use from your application.
I think the best way to manage your drop down items (and possibly use them) is to create a dedicated list/table (with id and text). Then, in you main table you set your element to "databasejoin" rather than "dropdown" and you render it as a dropdown. The result is the same but now you can edit or used your drop down items from inside your app easily.

This would work perfectly if I was doing this for myself. If I understand you correctly, when I create a dedicated table, I would have to access the DB directly to edit/add options. But it is for a client and I was looking to have the client use fabrik to update the options.

 

[lcollong]

You can create a menu item pointing to this fabrik table in order for your client to manage the content of the dropdown by itself (see all the possibilities, add one, delete another...)