Labels (ttadv1140m000)

Use this session to define labels.

For each label code, you can specify:

  • A label description. This is the label text which you can edit and translate.
  • The length. This is the number of characters of the description.
  • The height. This is the number of lines of the description.
Multiple descriptions for one label

You can define different descriptions for a label.

 

Language
The language for which the labels are defined.

The language for which the labels are defined. To translate a label into another language, you must:

  • Copy the label to the other language
  • As you work in the other language, translate the description of the label.
Package
The code of the package for which the labels are defined.
Note

Forms, reports and menus of a particular package can only use labels of the same package code.

Label
The label code.
Hght
The maximum number of lines of the label description. The maximum value is three lines.
Lngth
The number of characters on one line of the label description.

If the height is more than one line, you must specify the length of the longest line.

The maximum value is 70 characters.

VRC
The VRC in which the label is defined.
Release
The VRC in which the label is defined.
Customer
The VRC in which the label is defined.
Description
The label text that appears where the label is used in forms, reports, and menus.

Use a % sign to indicate the line break. If the description includes a line break, you must specify a height greater than one. To include the % sign in the description, type %%.

Exp
If this check box is selected, the label has expired.
Doc
If this check box is selected, technical documentation or help information is linked to the label. To create or read the technical documentation or the help information, select the label and choose Text from the Edit menu.
Search.Arg
The label's search argument. The search argument is part of the second index.

Default value

The first 10 characters of the label description, including the % signs.

Tools changes lowercase characters to uppercase characters.

Context of Label
The context of the label's use.