Pick list example files

Simple example

Each pick list is identified in the text file by a header row, which contains the pick list name in square brackets. Each item in the pick list is separated from the next by a new line:
[Vehicle Type]
Airplane
Bus
Car
Container ship
Ferry
Hovercraft
Minibus
Motorcycle

In the simple example above, a pick list called Vehicle Type will be imported. The list ends when another header row is found, or at the end of the text file.

Simple example with description

If the pick list has a description, it follows the name as a tab-separated value in the same row:
[Vehicle Type] Basic category of vehicle
Airplane
Bus
Car
Container ship
Ferry
Hovercraft
Minibus
Motorcycle
Note: If the pick list has no description, then the date it was imported will be used as the description.

Simple example with list item descriptions

If the items in the pick list have a description, the description follows the item name as a tab-separated value in the same row:
[Vehicle Type] Basic category of vehicle
Airplane Comercial or freight airliner
Bus Public passenger vehicle
Car
Container ship Goods carrying vessel
Ferry Passenger vessel
Hovercraft
Minibus Max. 20 passenger occupancy
Motorcycle Two or three wheeled vehicle
Note: All the items do not have to have a description. You can always add a description or edit the description later.

Example with parent list assignments

To import a filtered pick list (that is, a pick list which is assigned a parent list), the header row must also contain the name of the parent list in square brackets:
[Vehicle Style] Current vehicle type [Vehicle Type]
Business jet Seats a maximum of 9 people Airplane
Single-engine piston Small one or two person carriers Airplane
Amphibian Supports both aquatic and land based landing Airplane
Commercial Standard passenger plane Airplane
Coach a single decker Bus
Double-Decker a double decker Bus

In the above example [Vehicle Type] is the name of the parent list, and the first four items are assigned to the Airplane parent list item.