docname - Define Document Names

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Define descriptive names for file, element, field, and form field names, making them easy to understand.

At the command line, specify the information above.

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  1. From the Database Administration menu, choose Define Database Text, then Define Document Names.

    The Document Names Definition form appears.

  2. On the Document Names Definition form, specify or select the product line you want to define descriptive names for.

  3. Press Enter or Define (F6).

    Choose To
    File Name Define descriptive names for database files.
    Element Name Define descriptive names for database elements.
    Field Name Define descriptive names for database fields.
    Form Field Define descriptive names for form fields.

  4. Press Enter twice to save the changes.

To define file names

  1. From the Document Names Definition form, press Define (F6) and choose File Name.

    Field Description
    Document File Name Descriptive file name that you want to print in your application documents.
    Short Name

    Short version of the descriptive file name.

    This version of the file name prints when your output columns are not long enough to print the full document file name.

  2. Press Enter twice to save the changes.

To define element names

  1. From the Document Names Definition form, press Define (F6) and choose Element Name.

    Field Description
    Document Element Name Descriptive element name that you want to print in your application documents.
    Short Name

    Short version of the descriptive element name.

    This version of the element name prints when output columns are not long enough to print the full document element name.

  2. Press Enter twice.

To define field names

  1. From the Document Names Definition form, press Define (F6) and choose Field Name.

    Field Description
    File Name File you want to define descriptive field names for.
    Document Field Name Descriptive field name that you want to print in your application documents.
    Short Name

    Short version of the descriptive field name.

    This version of the field name prints when your output columns are not long enough to print the full document field name.

  2. Press Enter twice.

To define form field names

  1. From the Document Names Definition form, press Define (F6) and choose Form Field.

    Field Description
    System Code System code you want to specify descriptive form field names for.
    Form ID Form ID you want to specify descriptive form field names for.
    Document Name Descriptive form field name that you want to print in your application documents.

  2. Press Enter twice.