Customizing field labels, tooltips, and captions

In the Field Label form, you can complete these tasks:

  • Rename the standard field labels for each Optiva object.
  • View and edit the labels for your extension fields.
  • Create your own tooltips for the standard and extension fields.
  • Customize the captions for Grid Captions (the G.codes).

Field labels identify the names of screen elements in Optiva. Some examples of screen elements include text fields, drop-lists, and check boxes.

Captions are the column headings that are displayed in the Optiva grids. The tooltip columns in the Field Label form are not relevant for captions. Consequently, those columns are not displayed for the objects that contain the G. prefix.

This table describes the fields in the Field Label form.

See Example 1 – Customizing the field labels by object and Example 2 – Customizing the grid captions.

Field Description
Target Data Symbol Displays the validation code for the language that you selected in the Field Label Lookup.
Data Name Displays the name of the Optiva database column.
Label Displays the label for the standard fields. This text is provided by Optiva.
Custom Label Displays the label that you specified in the Extensions tab of the Symbol form. You can change the label here or in the Symbol form.

Suppose you have more than one language pack installed. Initially, the custom labels are displayed in the Field Label form only in the default language that is defined for the system. For example, if the default language for the system is defined as EN-US in the Profile form, only the English labels are displayed in the Field Label form.

To see the extension field labels in another language, such as FR-FR, in the Field Label form, you must complete two steps. First, specify the desired language code (e.g., FR-FR) in your Browser preferences. Second, add the extension labels for that language (e.g., FR-FR) to the Input Label column in the Symbol form.

Now, you can see the labels for all of the languages (i.e., EN-US and FR-FR) in the Field Label form.

Tooltip Displays the default tooltip for the standard fields. This text is provided by Optiva.
Custom Tooltip Specify your own tooltip for either the standard field or the extension field. The custom tooltip is displayed instead of the tooltip that is provided by Optiva.
Note: If you do not want a tooltip for extension fields, do not enter one here.
Display Tooltip Controls whether to hide or display the tooltip or custom tooltip for the standard field. By default, the tooltip is displayed. To hide the tooltip, clear the check box.
Note: You cannot clear this check box for the extension fields.