Editing a field

Field Name

Edit the field name.

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 is updated automatically when the Reference Field changes.

Type

Select a type of the record format in the list. These types are possible:

• Blob – binary large entity

• Char – character field

• Decimal – decimal field, zoned.

Length

Specify a valid length of the field, if needed.

Decimals

Specify 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.

If there are multiple Record Formats of this field:

• Changes made to Field Heading, Visible Indicator, Invisible Indicator, and Edit code affect only the particular record format that you have chosen for editing the field.

• Changes to Type, Length and Decimal affect all the Record Formats to which the field belongs.