The Column Specifications property dialog allows you to set attributes for a column, including: Column Name, Column Value, Data Type, Length, and Semantics.
Applies to record group
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Column Names
Specifies the names of the columns in a record group.
Required/Optional At least one column must be defined.
Default
Names of the columns in the underlying record group.
Column Value
For a static record group, specifies the row values for the column currently selected in the Column Name list.
Default: NULLData Type
Specifies the data type for a given record group column.
Default: CHAR, except when you define a query record group, in which case, the data type of each column defaults to the data type of the corresponding database column.Restrictions
The data type of a record group column can only be CHAR, NUMBER, or DATE.
Length
Specifies the length, in characters, of the record group column currently selected in the Column Name list.
Default: For a query record group, the default is the width specified for the column in the database. For a static record group, the default is 30.Required/Optional required
Semantics
Specifies semantics to be used: Null, BYTE, or CHAR.
The column names must adhere to object naming standards. There can be up to 255 columns in a record group.