Adding a field to a record format
Use this procedure to add a field to a record format.
- In the Out Interface Objects pane, select a record format in the Record Formats folder.
- Click Add. The Field Details pane is displayed.
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Specify this information:
- Field Name
- Select or type a valid field name to add to the record format.
- Reference Field
- Specify or select a field in the Select Reference
Field window to which the added field can be referred.
If a reference field is used here, it is not possible to change the field characteristics of the adding field. Data of the referenced field is retrieved in runtime.
- Reference file
- This field is read-only. The table name of the selected Reference Field.
- Type
- Select a type of the record format in the list. These types are
possible:
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Blob – binary large entity
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Char – character field
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Decimal – decimal field, zoned.
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- Length
- Specify the valid length of the field, if needed.
- Decimals
- Specify the valid decimals in the field, if needed. This must be an integer >= 0 and <= Length.
- Field heading
- Specify or browse a field heading using the Field Headings window. The field heading is retrieved if using a reference field.
- Edit code
- Select the edit code for the field. The code controls how the field is
presented in panels and lists. It is the base for the field properties displayed in
Screen Designer.
See information about valid edit codes in Infor User’s Guide Integrated Development Studio.
- Visible indicators
- Specify the visible indicators that are required to display the field. The entry must follow Java syntax. For example, 56 and 57 or 58 and 59 is written as IN56&&IN57||||IN58&&IN59.
- Invisible indicator
- Specify the invisible indicator that is required to hide the field.
When deploying the out interface, indicator strings entered in Invisible indicator will be merged with the indicator string in Visible indicators.
- Click the Out Interface Objects pane area to update the list. The field is now added to the record format.