22 Work with Category Codes

This chapter contains these topics:

22.1 Working with Category Codes

Category codes are user defined codes to which you can assign a title and a value. The title appears on the appropriate screen next to the field in which you type the code.

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22.2 Locating Category Codes

The Category Codes screen allows you to select values from a number of choices. You can access Category Codes from any screen containing a field that uses category codes.

To locate category codes

  1. On Address Book Revisions, choose Category Codes (F14).

    Figure 22-1 Category Codes screen

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  2. On Category Codes, perform one of the following to view additional category codes:

    • Use the Page Up and Page Down keys

    • Click the up and down arrows

22.3 Viewing Valid Values

You can review all valid values for a category code. You can also add, change, or delete category codes.

To view valid values

  1. On Category Codes, position your cursor next to the category code you want to view and click Prompt for valid field values (F1).

    Figure 22-2 User Defined Codes Window

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  2. On User Defined Codes Window, choose Exit to User-Defined Codes Maintenance (F10) to make revisions, additions, and deletions.

    Figure 22-3 User Defined Code Revisions screen

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  3. On User Defined Codes Revisions, complete the steps to add, change, or delete.

22.3.1 What You Should Know About

Category Code Titles Description
Changing the title of a category code You define the title of a category code in the data dictionary. JD Edwards World uses this title in all screens and reports. You need to know the data item in order to change the title.

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