Form Texts

The following program description deals with:

Remarks on the Program Function
Remarks on the Input Fields
Use the Index to find the fields descriptions required.

Remarks on the Program Function

By use of this program, you can maintain the form texts. These are report names and special fields for selection buttons. Field descriptions, however, are to be maintained via the program Database Texts. (An example of the status line maintenance can be found in the chapter Maintenance of the Receipt Foot Status Line.)

Form texts basically consist of the table name, the attribute and the description. The table name and the attribute make the database text unique: Branch_MaxGuestNo (Maximum Number of Guests in Branch) exists only once within the entire MICROS Retail OSCAR POS application.

Attention!

Do not make changes in this program. All necessary forms have been stored in the system. Changes can have the effect that the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS application cannot access some of its parts.
Changes will only be effective after an oscar init UiText and an oscar <file name>.fgl <Language>.
Example:
oscar Branch.fgl Germany (Changes in "Branch")

Only the server database will be considered in this context. (in work.srv). Possible client databases (e.g. work1.srv, work2.srv etc.) will not be updated, they have to be deleted. Client databases will be newly created automatically with the next start. This procedure might take some time, depending of the performance of the computer and the amount of data.

Text Search

You can view the data records with frame names and field names by clicking on the Search button (magnifying glass). Due to the amount of data, this process might take some time, though. You can accelerate the search by at least predefining the Language before starting the search. The fastest way is to enter the language, frame and field name directly.

Remarks on the Input Fields

This paragraph will provide a short overview over the options available for updating these basic data

Just like in almost any other program:

The input mask may be different in your MICROS Retail OSCAR POS program depending on the set-up of the application. In some cases some data fields may be missing.
Some input fields may contain default values or defined selection options; these cannot be updated.
The input mask contains some fields that require an entry and others in which entries are optional.
If the data record is updated via multi-page input masks, go to the dialog window by clicking on the appropriate buttons with <Mouse key 1>.
The same procedure applies to call up another update program from this program.
In some cases you may find that so-called "Switches" which - depending on the default - can be activated or deactivated with <Mouse key 1>. Activated switches are identified by their dark color, deactivated switches are lighter-colored.

Language

Permitted input range: numeric, 1 - 99

In this field, you define the language.

You can assign a language (which must have been configured in the system) by entering the number. If you do not know the number, you can also select the data record via the Search Function.

If the language you are looking for is not displayed, check if

this language has been configured in the system at all
if the command oscar dofgl.fgl <Language> has been executed for this language.

Note:

When searching for frame and field names, please note the notes in the chapter Text Search.

Frame Name

Permitted input range: alphanumeric, max. 20 chars.

Via this field, you can define in which area ("frame") the form is deployed (e.g. Sales in the terminal program). The frame names cannot be maintained, all frame names to be assigned are already stored in the system. Select the related frame name by use of the search function. This process might take some minutes. If you know the name, you can also enter it manually.

Field Name

Permitted input range: alphanumeric, max. 20 chars.

By an entry in this field, you define the field name. Field names are linked to the frame names. By selecting the frame name, the available field names are displayed. Make an appropriate selection.

Other programs access this field entry, too (e.g. Transaction Types).

Translation

Permitted input range: alphanumeric, max. 32 chars.

The translation will be displayed along with the frame name, too, i.e. you can select the required translation from the selection window. These texts are e.g. texts which are printed on the receipt.

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Germany