UDC and Remark Headings/Validation Fields

The fields under these headings work in conjunction with one another.

UDC, Remark 1, Remark 2, and Remark 3

Enter the title or description of the column heading. The value in this field overrides the corresponding UDC, Remark 1, Remark 2, or Remark 3 column heading in the detail area on the General Description Entry form. You can identify the field associated with this column as a generic field or as a field that is edited against a UDC table.

For example, if a supplemental data type relates to the educational degrees of employees (BA, MBA, PhD, and so on), the heading could be Degree.

If you leave the corresponding Product Code and Record Type fields blank, the system accepts any value that you enter in the data entry field for the corresponding column on the General Description Entry form.

If you enter values in the Product Code and Record Type fields, the system validates any value that you enter in the data entry field for the corresponding column.

Product Code and Record Type

These fields work together to identify the UDC table that the system uses to validate the value that you enter in the data entry field for the UDC column on the General Description Entry form. If you enter a value that does not exist in the UDC table, the system displays an error message on the form.

If you leave these fields blank, you can enter any value in the data entry field for the UDC column on the form; the system does no verification.

For example, assume that you enter 08 in the Product Code field and SK (Skills) in the Record Type field. The system verifies that any data that you enter in the data entry field associated with the UDC column on the General Description Entry form exists in UDC table 08/SK.