Utility docs
DV Choice Editor.
Preview-first Dataverse choice value management inside VS Code. Built for local staging, JSON definition artifacts, usage inspection, and explicit publish steps.
What it is
DV Choice Editor is a focused DV ForgeLab utility for managing Dataverse local choice values. It supports browsing entity-scoped choice columns, viewing existing values, adding new values, updating labels, deleting values, and previewing metadata changes before publishing.
Why it exists
Choice values are small pieces of metadata with large operational consequences. A label change, deleted value, or inconsistent option set can affect forms, views, automations, and user behaviour. DV Choice Editor keeps the workflow visible and deliberate.
Typical workflow
Key capabilities
Choice management
Browse local choice columns, view values, create values, update labels, delete values, and review pending staged changes.
Usage inspection
Inspect potential references across forms, views, personal views, and processes before changing a selected choice column.
Definition artifacts
Export selected choices as .dvce.json artifacts and import compatible definitions back into the selected choice column.
Environment awareness
Use shared DV ForgeLab environment settings and visual environment cues for DEV, TEST, and PROD style environments.
Preview-first boundary
All metadata changes are staged locally before apply. DV Choice Editor is intentionally focused on local choice values. It does not currently provide global choice management, solution management, broad metadata administration, or bulk editing beyond the supported choice workflow.
Relationship to DV Quick Run
DV Quick Run remains the flagship investigation workbench. DV Choice Editor is a reconstruction utility: it helps apply bounded choice changes after intent has been reviewed and previewed.