Setting user options for application forms

The language that Lawson Portal uses. Default is U.S. English.

When you change Locale, you must do a Refresh for the change to take effect.

This option is not available to privileged online-only users.

The data area is a defined storage place within a Lawson Product line. A product line can have one or more data areas. Multiple data areas allow you to separate access to different sets of data within the product line. If you have more than one and are not sure which product line to select, consult your system administrator.

When you change Data Area, you must do a Refresh for the change to take effect.

Select the default report format for Lawson system reports. Choices are Text, PDF and LSR.

To ensure correct rendering of all data, only the LSR output format is enabled on the Arabic platform.

See: Enabling Infor Lawson Smart Reports (Optional) in Lawson Administration: Jobs and Reports.

This is the default printer for Lawson system reports, that is, the location the system uses if you do not select a location when you run the report. The printer names and locations available to select from were created by your system administrator. The selected printer name appears to the right of the drop-down list.

This option is not available to privileged online-only users.

Use Data Entry Field Advance

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Use Data Entry Field Advance automatically moves a user’s cursor to the next field on a form. The user does not have to use the mouse or Tab key.

If no local changes have been made to a form, the cursor moves to the next field physically. But form customizations made with Design Studio could affect this behavior. For example, if fields have been reordered on a form, Lawson Portal follows the original order of fields, before customizations were made, when moving to the next field.

Lawson Portal applies this logic when determining when to advance the user’s cursor to the next field:

• Text fields and non-decimal numeric fields: When the maximum number of characters has been reached. (This also applies to non-decimal, signed fields.)

• Signed fields: For decimal signed fields, when the maximum number of decimal places has been entered. In locales where a plus/minus symbol appears at the end of a number, the user is moved off the field when the plus or minus symbol is typed.

Advance on 6-digit date entry

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Advance on 6-Digit Date indicates that a date field entry is complete when only six digits are typed. This means, for example, that typing "062706" is the same as "06/27/2006". If Advance on 6-Digit Date is not selected, eight digits or full date formatting, or both with separators is required.

Advance on 6-Digit Date can only be used if Use Data Entry Field Advance is enabled.

When this is selected, Lawson application records is displayed in a list of records. You can apply search conditions to filter what records must be displayed on the list.

You can double-click a row to display the form or using the context menu, select to display the form for that row. The form opens and perform an Inquire on the keys.

List style presentation means that when you open an application, records (data) shows in a list format, so that you can choose the record you want to work with or perform a search.

The list presentation is the fastest way to find a record and is the default for Lawson Portal. Most users finds list style to be convenient.

If list style is not selected, an application opens onto a blank record. You would be required to perform a key field search to bring up a record. Users whose jobs involve adding new records frequently might want to use this method. If you prefer to have applications open to a blank form all the time, de-select Use List Style Presentation.