I'm trying to make a value based on the content of JSON_cListKeys in this specific record only:
The fields involved:
I get the "This Value List Won't Work... based on a calculation" message. So I tried to see if looking up the content or calculating the content and using that instead.. um.. no, it's still a calculation.

I Tried changing to a calculated text field ... I get no error from the value list creator, but I still don't get actual values in the list.
In order to only get the values from the current record, I created a self join [Items <--> Items_Current_Record] and linked it to itself by the unique ID, and I also tried the JSON_cListValues field for the pair as well. (At the bottom of the screenshot)
I've found a similar thread but the data it's working with is numbers and increments. It's building that list by multiplication of intervals.
I have a feeling I need to either do something to actually get the $result of the calculation to be text.
The self join, if I understand it right, should limit my results to just that one record at least.