30 Change Data Types

You can change data types. For example, you might want to change the percentage discount you offer a customer and enter a note about the change in their customer record.

This chapter contains these topics:

30.1 Changing Code and Narrative Data Types

Navigation

From Address Book (G01), enter 27

From A/B Advanced and Technical Operations (G0131), choose CIF Supplemental Data

From CIF Supplemental Data (G01312), choose Define Your Own Data Types

When you want to change information about a customer, employee, a group of people or any other user defined code, change the data type.

To change code and narrative data types

On Define Your Own Data Types

  1. Complete the following fields:

    • Description

    • Mode

    • Search Type

  2. Complete the following optional fields:

    • Classification

    • Code Title

    • Amount Title

  3. If the data type refers to a user defined code list, complete the following fields:

    • System

    • Reporting Type

  4. Access the detail area (F4).

    Figure 30-1 Define Your Own Data Types screen

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  5. Complete the following optional fields:

    • Remark 1

    • Remark 2

  6. If the data type contains amounts rather than values, complete the following field:

    • Coded Type Function

  7. Use the Change action.

30.1.1 What You Should Know About

Topic Description
Changing the search type When you change only the search type, the system retains the original data type and adds the additional one.

30.2 Changing Program Data Types

Navigation

From Address Book (G01), enter 27

From A/B Advanced and Technical Operations (G0131), choose CIF Supplemental Data

From CIF Supplemental Data (G01312), choose Define Your Own Data Types

You might need to change the program exit currently defined for the data type. For example, if you want to exit to Supplier Master Information from Supplemental Data Entry, you can change the program data type to exit to that program.

To change program data types

On Define Your Own Data Types

  1. Access the detail area (F4).

  2. Complete the following fields:

    • Program ID

    • Version

    • Existing Program

    • File

  3. Use the Change action.