Adding Fields to the MIDM

You can define new fields for an object in midm.xml, but the field must correspond with a field defined for that object in object.xml. Only the fields defined in midm.xml appear on the MIDM windows. If you add a field to the object structure using the Configuration Editor, it is automatically added to midm.xml.

To Define New Fields

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

   The file opens in the NetBeans XML editor.

2. Scroll to the node element that defines the object to which you want to add a field.

3. In the node element, create a new element named field.

4. Define and configure the elements listed inMIDM Field Configuration Elements for the new field-field_name element.

   For example:

   <field <name>LastName</name> <display-name>LastName</display-name> <display-order>2</display-order> <max-length>40</max-length> <gui-type>TextBox</gui-type> <value-type>string</value-type> <is-sensitive>false</is-sensitive> <key-type>false</key-type> </field>

5. If necessary, renumber any existing fields to keep the numbering sequential.

6. Save and close the file.