Defining an additional code list
Complete these steps to define an additional code
list.
- Open Additional Code Lists (ACL).
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Complete this information:
- Code List
- This is the name of the additional code list and must be entered.
- Fall Back Language
- Select a language to be used for which you are serialized for.
- Name
- A descriptive label to be displayed when an additional code list is available. You can maintain the additional code list name in corresponding languages nominated for the code list.
- Lookup
- A lookup code can be used to find a record, as an alternative to the record code. It is often set to a shortened version of the description. It is particularly useful if a record is often referred to using different codes. For example, the Chart of Accounts code for Fuel Expenses is 75201 and the Lookup Code is set to FUELEXP.
- Language 1
- The language the list is to be populated in. This automatically defaults to the administrator's language.
- Name
- A descriptive label to be displayed when an additional code list is available. You can maintain the additional code list name in corresponding languages nominated for the code list.
- Lookup
- A lookup code can be used to find a record, as an alternative to the record code. It is often set to a shortened version of the description. It is particularly useful if a record is often referred to using different codes. For example, the Chart of Accounts code for Fuel Expenses is 75201 and the Lookup Code is set to FUELEXP.
- Language 2
- Select a second language if required. Only installed languages which are serialized are available.
- Name
- A descriptive label to be displayed when an additional code list is available. You can maintain the additional code list name in corresponding languages nominated for the code list.
- Lookup
- A lookup code can be used to find a record, as an alternative to the record code. It is often set to a shortened version of the description. It is particularly useful if a record is often referred to using different codes. For example, the Chart of Accounts code for Fuel Expenses is 75201 and the Lookup Code is set to FUELEXP.
- Display Order
- The order of codes presented when selecting a code. The order values must be unique, but do not have to be consecutive.
- Code Value
- The code value which must be numeric.
- Code Description (Fall Back Language)
- The descriptive label in the nominated language.
- Code Description (Language 1)
- The descriptive label in the corresponding nominated language 1.
- Code Description (Language 2)
- The descriptive label in the corresponding nominated language 2.
- Save your changes.