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Create Dependent Fields

When each option in a task field corresponds to an element or a child element, create a dependency between those fields on CA Identity Manager task window.

Follow these steps:

1. Create a field that uses Select Box Data XML file to populate the options.

   For example, you can create a field named State that uses the dropdown style and Select Box Data XML file for options. Each option in State corresponds to an element or a child element in the Select Box Data XML file. Each element in State has City child elements.

2. Create another field which is populated based on the option that you have selected in Step 1.

   For example, you can create a field named City, which has a dropdown style and is dependent on the State field.

After you create the dependent fields, you must configure the dependent fields to use Select Box Data. The configured fields appear on the profile tab of the selected admin task. The values for select-based controls that are configured to use select box data as source is populated with the values from the Select Box Data XML file.