Understanding Smart Fields

Smart fields are data dictionary items with one or more business functions attached. Smart fields enable you to include complex, reusable calculations in detail sections of a report. You can edit the event rules that are generated by smart fields using Event Rules Design. Smart fields are used in Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Report Design Aid (RDA) and are not currently available for use in any other of Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne tools.

Smart fields are organized in smart field templates. Each smart field template is associated with a particular business view. All smart fields in a template use the same business view columns for data selection. Because smart fields are grouped in smart field templates, you must attach a smart field template to a detail section before smart fields are available for the section layout.

If you attach a smart field template to a section and the section uses a different business view from the one that is required by the smart field, the system provides you with the opportunity to change the business view.

Important: If the business view that is attached to the detail section is not the same as the business view that is required by the smart field, then the smart field that you add to the section might not function correctly.