Working with Default Options (WDFT)

Purpose: The Work with Default Options menu option lets you set up values for the system to retrieve automatically. For example, you might define default settings for the system to use when running a report or creating records in a table through a batch process. You can also define default values to pre-fill fields each time you advance to a particular screen.

Note: The system will use the settings in the Default Options table only if the program is set up to do so.

In this chapter:

• Work with Program/Field Default Screen

• Create Program/Field Default Screen

Work with Program/Field Default Screen

Purpose: Use this screen to review the settings of default fields.

How to display this screen: Enter WDFT in the Fast path field at the top of any menu, or select Work with Default Options from a menu.

Field	Description
Program	The program that uses the default setting. Alphanumeric, 10 positions; optional.
Field name	The name of the field to receive the default setting. Alphanumeric, 25 positions; optional.
Default	The default setting for the field to take. The attributes of the default vary, depending on the type of field. See Create Program/Field Default Screen.

Screen Option	Procedure
Create a new default	Select Create to advance to the Create Program/Field Default Screen.
Change a default	Select Change for a default option to advance to the Change Program/Field Default Screen. You can change only the field default. See the Create Program/Field Default Screen for field descriptions.
Delete a default	Select Delete for a default option to delete it.
Display a default	Select Display for a default option to advance to the Display Program/Field Default Screen. You cannot change any information at this screen. See the Create Program/Field Default Screen for field descriptions.

Create Program/Field Default Screen

Purpose: Use this screen to create a new default option.

Important: The system does not validate that your entries on this screen are correct or appropriate. Also, your entries must be exact in order for the system to use the default value settings you create. For these reasons, you must take extreme care in setting up default options on this screen.

How to display this screen: Select Create at the Work with Program/Field Default Screen.

Field	Description
Program	The program that will use the default option setting. Alphanumeric, 10 positions. Create screen: required Change screen: display-only.
Field	The name of the field that will take the default value you enter below. Alphanumeric, 25 positions; required.
Change screen: the following fields are display-only. Create screen: only one of the following fields is also required:
Status	Valid values are: Selected Unselected
Code	Alphanumeric, 10 positions.
Dollar	Numeric, 11 positions with a 2-place decimal.
Percentage	Numeric, 5 positions with a 2-place decimal.
Weight	Numeric, 7 positions with a 3-place decimal.
Sequence number	Numeric, 6 positions.
Number	Numeric, 7 positions.

Completing this screen: Complete the Program and Field fields and one of the remaining fields.