By default, the attributes defined for all code values are the Name, Code, and Description attributes. The Name and Code attributes are required attributes, so you cannot delete these attributes. For each code value, you must enter a value for these attributes. The Description attribute is not required, so you can delete the Description attribute if you do not need it.

For example, you might have a code list for Enterprise Country Codes. When you add a code value for the US country code, you enter the

United States of America

value in the Name attribute. You enter the

US

value in the Code attribute. This means that the US country code value consists of the

United States of America

and the

US

attribute values.

The following image shows the Enterprise Country Codes code list with values in the Name attribute and Code attribute for each code value:

You can set default values for predefined and custom attributes in a code list. When you set a default value, you don't have to add the same set of values multiple times.

For example, if you have to add the office location for all the employees in the Employee Details code list, you can add the office location as a default value for the Location attribute. When you add code values, the Location attribute displays the default value.