Configuring the field control of a UDF or FLAG field

By default, UDF and FLAG fields are not shown in mobility pages. To show a UDF or FLAG field on a schedule page or the timesheet, you must update the field control and element security of the UDF or FLAG field in the desktop application.

  1. In the desktop application, select Maintenance > System Administration > Maintenance Forms.
  2. Click Edit beside the maintenance form that contains the UDF or FLAG field that you want to configure.
    All mobility maintenance forms start with MOB. For example, MOB_TIMESHEET.
  3. In the Form Fields section, locate your UDF or FLAG field. For example, FIELD_TIMESHEET_DETAILS_WORKDETAILS_UDF1 or FIELD_TIMESHEET_DETAILS_WORKDETAILS_FLAG1.
  4. In the Field UI column, modify the field control of your UDF or FLAG field. See Mobility field controls.
    For example, specify MobStringUI to configure a UDF field as a text field or MobCheckboxUI to configure a FLAG field as a check box.
  5. Optionally, in the Field Parameters column, specify any parameters of the field control as required. See Parameter configuration examples.
  6. Click Save at the bottom of the Form Fields section to save the field configuration.
  7. In the Element Security section, update the security permission of the corresponding element (for example, FIELD_TIMESHEET_DETAILS_WORKDETAILS_UDF1 or FIELD_TIMESHEET_DETAILS_WORKDETAILS_FLAG1) to VIEW or ACT.
    See these topics:
  8. Click Save at the bottom of the Element Security section to save the security configuration.
  9. Clear the Workforce Management cache from the console for the changes to take effect.
    For information on clearing the cache, see the Infor Workforce Management Time and Attendance Implementation and Administration Guide.
  10. Log in to the mobility application to verify the field control configuration.
    • If the UDF or FLAG field is not shown, verify that you updated both the field control and element security of the field and cleared the cache. If the field control remains as HiddenUI, the UDF or FLAG field will not be shown regardless of the security permission of the field.
    • If the UDF or FLAG field is shown as a text field and any input is shown in red, it means that an incorrect field control was specified in the Field UI column.