Creating a color picker lookup

In Dynamics AX, the color selection dialog boxes are used in various places, allowing the user to select and store a color code in a table. The stored color code can be used in various scenarios, such as marking important records, changing the control's background, and so on.

In this recipe, we will create a color lookup. For demonstration purposes, we will add an option to set a color for each legal entity in the system.

How to do it...

1. 1. In the AOT, open the CompanyInfo table and create a new field with the following properties:

   Property	Value
   Type	Integer
   Name	CompanyColor
   ExtendedDataType	CCColor

2. 2. Open the OMLegalEntity form, locate the TopPanel group in Body | Content | Tab | General, and add a new IntEdit control with the following properties to the bottom of the group:

   Property	Value
   Name	CompanyColor
   AutoDeclaration	Yes
   LookupButton	Always
   ShowZero	No
   ColorScheme	RGB
   Label	Company color

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