Change multiple dropdown menus based on value of first dropdown

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March 7, 2023
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I have four dropdown menus. "Name", "Title", "Competency", "Number". What I want to do is to have the values in the last three to change based on which "Name" I select. I have tried just about every code and script I could find but doesn't seem to work with the newest version of Acrobat Pro DC. Thank you.

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Correct answer Nesa Nurani

As 'validation' script of "Name" field use this:

var d1 = this.getField("Title");
var d2 = this.getField("Competency");
var d3 = this.getField("Number");

if(event.value == "Name 1"){
d1.setItems(["Title1","Title2"]);
d2.setItems(["Competency1","Competency2"]);
d3.setItems(["Number1","Number2"]);}

else if(event.value == "Name 2"){
d1.setItems(["Title3","Title4"]);
d2.setItems(["Competency3","Competency4"]);
d3.setItems(["Number3","Number4"]);}

else{
d1.clearItems();
d2.clearItems();
d3.clearItems();}

Just change items to what you need them to be and add more 'else if' conditions (before last 'else') if needed.

Nesa NuraniCorrect answer

Community Expert

As 'validation' script of "Name" field use this:

var d1 = this.getField("Title");
var d2 = this.getField("Competency");
var d3 = this.getField("Number");

if(event.value == "Name 1"){
d1.setItems(["Title1","Title2"]);
d2.setItems(["Competency1","Competency2"]);
d3.setItems(["Number1","Number2"]);}

else if(event.value == "Name 2"){
d1.setItems(["Title3","Title4"]);
d2.setItems(["Competency3","Competency4"]);
d3.setItems(["Number3","Number4"]);}

else{
d1.clearItems();
d2.clearItems();
d3.clearItems();}

Just change items to what you need them to be and add more 'else if' conditions (before last 'else') if needed.

J

J. Ryan KendrickAuthor

New Participant

So, I put this in the custom validation script in the "Name" dropdown. Do I put the actual name in the script, and the "Title" I want associated with it, so on, etc.? I am really bad at this. Nothing is working.