Data Item Description

The data item description categorizes a data item so that you can search for it in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Data Dictionary. When you create a new data item, provide a description using these conventions, depending on the data item type:

Data Item	Data Item Description Convention
Address Number	Begin all address numbers, such as employee, customer, owner, with Address Number.
Amount	Begin all unit, quantity, and volume fields with Amount.
Code	Begin all code fields with Code.
Date	Begin all date fields with Date.
Factor	Begin all factor fields with Factor.
Name	Begin all 30-byte description fields with Name.
Prompt	Begin all Y/N prompting fields with Prompt.
Units	Begin all units, quantity, and volume fields with Units.