Understanding the Relationship between Data Item Descriptions and Fields

When you insert an edit control on the form and associate a data item with it, FDA does not automatically associate a description with the field. If you want to display the row description for the data item automatically on the form, you must associate the data item description with the field.

When you associate a description with an edit control, a description of the value in the control automatically appears next to it. Associating a description is optional but is useful as a visual aid on the form.

For example, suppose that the address book number, for example, 1001 appears in an edit control or in an edit control. When the user presses Tab to move out of the control, the address book name, XYZ Company, appears next to the control as the associated description.