Setting Up Job-Specific UDCs

You can define up to five UDCs for each job in the system. These UDCs are located on the Category Codes tab of the Change Request Entry form and are informational only.

Job-specific UDCs are stored in the Job Specific UDCs Master table (F53005), not in the User Defined Codes table (F0005).

Job Number

Enter the number of the job, or project, that is associated with the change request.

This number must be set up in the Business Unit Master table (F0006).

Code Field

Enter a code that identifies and defines a unit of information. It is an alphanumeric code up to 8 characters long that does not enable blanks or special characters, such as %, &, or +. You create new data items using system codes 55-59. You cannot change the alias.

User Def Code (user defined code)

Enter a list of codes for a specific UDC list.

Description 2

Enter additional text that further describes or clarifies a field in the system.

Special Handling

Enter a code that indicates special processing requirements for certain UDC values. The value that you enter in this field is unique for each UDC type.

The system uses the special handling code in many ways. For example, special handling codes defined for Language Preference specify whether the language is double-byte or does not have uppercase characters. Programming is required to activate this field.

Hard Coded

Enter a code that indicates whether a UDC is hard-coded. Values are:

Y: The UDC is hard-coded.

N: The UDC is not hard-coded.

A check mark indicates that the UDC is hard-coded.