Dropdown 1 list creating automated choices for Dropdown 2 to select from ?

[Jessica28101417ut78]

Hi there 

Ive been looking on the the forum but haven't quite found the right answer therefore this may not be possible. I would like to create a drop down in which the selected value "sector" then will generate a list of options for the person to select one of the "segment"  choices.

To put into context: 

Drop down 1 - Title : sector 

Professional services 

Farms and Estates

Leisure and Hospitality 

Drop down 2 - Title : Segment 

Professional Services segments include:

• Bankers 
• Private Equity
• Lawyers 
• Solicitors 
• Financial Services 
• Valuers 
• Property advisors  

Farms and estates segments include: 

• Arable 
• Livestock 
• Forestry 
• Dairy 
• Fisheries 

Leisure and Hospitality segements include: 

• Food and Beverage 
• Entertainment and recreation 
• Accommodation 
• Combination 
• Travel/Tourism 

Any help would be mostly appreciated.

Thanks 

[kglad]

is this an acrobat question?

[Jessica28101417ut78]

Hi yes it is .. I dont think this is possible but thought I woul ask the question

[Nancy OShea]

That's called an intelligent forum.  Answers given to one question, lead to other questions and so on.  Depending on how sophisticated this will be, you might need to program a dedicated app to handle all the variables.  A good example off the top of my head would be TurboTax (tax preparation software).

[Jessica28101417ut78]

Thanks Nancy - I will have alook into this 

[kglad]

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post if it helps you get responses.

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[Nesa Nurani]

As 'Validation' script of "sector" field, use this:

var f = this.getField("segment");
switch(event.value){
case "Professional services":
f.setItems(["Bankers","Private EquityLawyers","Solicitors","Financial Services","Valuers","Property advisors"]);
break;

case "Farms and Estates":
f.setItems(["Arable","Livestock","Forestry","Dairy","Fisheries",]);
break;

case "Leisure and Hospitality":
f.setItems(["Food and Beverage","Entertainment and recreation","Accommodation","Combination","Travel/Tourism"]);
break

default:
f.clearItems();}

[Jessica28101417ut78]

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Hi Nessa, I have attempted to add the script you have given with no joy unfortunately. I have added screen shots to show you how I have applied in case I am doing something wrong.

Thanks