To Modify Field Properties (XML Editor)

1. In the Projects window, expand the Configuration node in the project you want to modify, and then double-click object.xml.

   The file opens in the NetBeans XML editor.

2. Scroll to the tag element defining the object to modify, and then to the fields element containing the field to modify.

3. Modify the value of any of the elements described in Master Index Field Property Elements.

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   Note –

   If you modify the name of a field, make the corresponding changes to the remaining configuration files. Some property elements might not exist for a field; add any necessary elements to the field definition to configure the field.

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4. Save and close the file.

Example 1 Field Properties in object.xml

The following example defines an address type field that is required in order to enter a record, and that uniquely identifies each address object in a record. It also defines a list, named ADDRTYPE, from which MIDM users can select a value to enter into the field.

<field-name>AddressType</field-name>
<field-type>string</field-type>
<size>8</size>
<updateable>true</updateable>
<required>true</required>
<pattern></pattern>
<code-module>ADDRTYPE</code-module>
<key-type>true</key-type>

The following example defines an employee ID field where the must be equal to or greater than 100001 and less than or equal to 199999. Only the characters 0–9 are allowed.

<field-name>EmployeeID</field-name>
<field-type>string</field-type>
<size>6</size>
<updateable>true</updateable>
<required>true</required>
<minimum-value>100001</minimum-value>
<maximum-value>199999</maximum-value>
<pattern>[0-9]{6}</pattern>
<key-type>false</key-type>