Field Types

When creating a field, you select a specific field type. The field type determines the types of values that the end user can enter into this field.

For each field type, you will need to configure Additional Attributes.

The available field types are:

(Y)es or (N)o – field accepts Y or N, or Yes or No, depending on the field length
Alphabetic – field accepts alphabetic letters
Alphanumeric – field accepts alphabetic letters and numers
Barcode – field displays entered data in a corresponding barcode format
Custom – field accepts data based on the field type that is customized by a systems integrator
Date format – field accepts a date value in the selected format
Int’l Alphabetic – field accepts only alphabetic characters from an international keyboard
Int’l Alphanumeric – field accepts alphabetic characters and numbers from an international keyboard
Int’l Uppercase Alphabetic – field accepts only uppercase alphabetic characters from an international keyboard; all inputted text will be converted to uppercase
Int’l Uppercase Alphanumeric – field accepts only uppercase alphabetic characters and numbers from an international keyboard; all inputted text will be converted to uppercase
Multi-line Text - field accepts multiple lines of text
Numeric – field accepts only numbers and specific numeric data entry characters
Table Only – field accepts only data from a table; the user cannot enter data
Time format – field accepts a time value in the selected format
Uppercase Alphabetic – field accepts only uppercase alphabetic characters; all inputted text will be converted to uppercase
Uppercase Alphanumeric – field accepts only uppercase alphabetic characters and numbers; all inputted text will be converted to uppercase
X or space – field accepts a X or a blank space

Field Types

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