Conditionally enabling data fields

Question

hey guys,i have a select control with two options(house and
land)and i have twelve fileds for installment payments.now i want
all the twelve to be active when the "house" option is selected and
only the first six fields when "land" option is selected.i tried
this code (visible="{PropertyType1.selectedItem != undefined}") but
it does not work can someone bail me out here.thanks.this is the
source guide me plizzzz
<cfscript>
//make query with property types
types = queryNew("label");
queryAddRow(types,2);
querySetCell(types,'label',"HOUSE",1);
querySetCell(types,'label',"LAND",2);
</cfscript>
<cfformgroup type="page" label="PAYMENT FORM">
<cfformgroup type="vbox" id="editForm3"
style="backgroundColor:##E1EFC2;">
<cfinput type="text" name="CustomerName" label="Client
Name:" />
<cfselect name="PropertyType1" display="label"
query="types" label="Property Type:"
width="150"></cfselect>
<cfinput type="text" name="PayPlotNumber" label="Plot
Purchased:" />
<cfinput type="text" name="Cost" label="Base Cost:" />
<cfselect name="PaymentType" display="label"
query="payment" label="Payment Type:"
width="150"></cfselect>
<cfinput type="datefield" name="PaymentDate"
label="Payment Date:" mask="mm/dd/yyyy">
<cfinput type="text" name="Balance" label="Balance On
Payment:" />
<cfformgroup type="vbox">
<cfformgroup type="horizontal">
<cfinput type="text" name="FInstallment" label="1st:"
width="180" hspace="2">
<cfinput type="text" name="SInstallment" label="2nd:"
width="180">
</cfformgroup>
<cfformgroup type="horizontal">
<cfinput type="text" name="TInstallment" label="3rd:"
width="180">
<cfinput type="text" name="FrInstallment" label="4th:"
width="180">
</cfformgroup>
<cfformgroup type="horizontal">
<cfinput type="text" name="FtInstallment" label="5th:"
width="180">
<cfinput type="text" name="StInstallment" label="6th:"
width="180">
</cfformgroup>
<cfformgroup type="horizontal">
<cfinput type="text" name="SvInstallment" label="7th:"
width="180" visible="{PropertyType1.selectedItem != undefined}">
<cfinput type="text" name="EtInstallment" label="8th:"
width="180">
</cfformgroup>
<cfformgroup type="horizontal">
<cfinput type="text" name="NtInstallment" label="9th:"
width="180">
<cfinput type="text" name="TnInstallment" label="10th:"
width="180">
</cfformgroup>
<cfformgroup type="horizontal">
<cfinput type="text" name="EvInstallment" label="11th:"
width="180">
<cfinput type="text" name="TwInstallment" label="12th:"
width="180">
</cfformgroup>
</cfformgroup>
</cfformgroup>
</cfformgroup>
</cfformgroup>
</cfformgroup>

Answer 1

Hi Jay,
As far as I am concerned, I would say that you will have to write a Data Selection formula.
However, if you want to restrict data before it comes to the report, there is this option to use a Universe (if in case you are using Business Objects Enterprise).
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Jay.