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Enumerated Types

Use this option when you want to present the user with a list of choices instead of using autocomplete. A good example of where this is useful is a property like 'gender' where you want the user to be able to pick from a finite set of options. This also prevents the user from inadvertantly adding new instances of the expected type. Additional options can be added from the Type filter or the Schema Editor page. 

Recent Discussions about Enumerated Types

Finite set of options

"How do you set the finite set of options for an enumerated type? The format doesn't look any..."
"An enumerated type just means it'll pick up items from a given type and won't let the user add to..."
"Thanks. I found out through trial and error that the list items are added as topics to the type...."