Defining an Output Field

For a description of each kind of output field, see the table following this procedure.

The field appears on the Format form.

To label or move the field, see Labeling, Moving, and Deleting Fields..

The system saves the form and returns to the Database Structure-Program Structure form.

The following table describes the output field types.

Choose	To
Database	Select a field from the primary or detail file, or from a file with a one-to-one relation from the primary or detail file.
Compute	Define a compute field. For instructions, see Defining a Compute Field.
Array Value	Define an array value field. For instructions, see Defining an Array Value Field.
Record Count	Count the number of records in the primary file or in a file with a one-to-many relation from the primary file. Select the file whose records you want to count.
OTM Field	Select the value of a field from the first record of a file with a one-to-many relation from the primary file.
OTM Sum	Sum the values of a field selected from a file with a one-to-many relation from the primary file.
Current Date	Paint a current date field on the form. The form can have only one current date field.
Current Time	Paint a current time field on the form. The form can have only one current time field.
Order Name	Paint an order name field on the form. An order name field displays the translation (description) of the order field value you type on the form. For more information, see the Order field description in Painting Fields on a Form - Input Field Types.