Reading a Page Definition Report

This table lists the columns on the page definition report and describes their content:

Column Content

Num (Number)

Sequential number that shows the position of the field in the field order list for the page.

Field Type

Field type, such as edit box.

Label Text

The label associated with the field, regardless of whether the label appears on the page.

Label Type

  • None: Label does not appear on the page.

  • Text: Static text.

  • RFT Long: Long name for the field (from the record definition).

  • RFT Short: Short name for the field (from the record definition).

  • XLAT Long: Long name for the value (from the Translate Table).

  • XLAT Short: Short name for the value (from the Translate Table).

  • Bitmap: Bitmap appears on button face.

Record Name

Record name where the field is located.

Field Name

Field name on the record definition with which the page field is associated.

Siz (size)

Field size (custom, minimum, or maximum).

Alg (alignment)

Alignment (left or right).

On

Value of the radio button or the on value of the check box (typically Y).

Off

The value of the radio button or the off value of the check box (typically N).

DSP (display)

Yes indicates a display-only field.

INV (invisible)

Yes indicates an invisible field.

CTL (control)

Yes indicates a display control field.

REL (related)

Yes indicates a related display field.

RelNum (related number)

Number (Num column) of the display control field for this related display field.

CUR (currency)

Yes indicates a multi-currency field that does not appear unless the user is operating in multi-currency mode.

DER (derived)

Yes indicates a field from a derived or work record.

OccLvl (occurs level)

Occurs level of scroll bar that governs this field.

You may see additional reference lines following each field or at the end of the report:

Reference Description

Page Help Context: nnn

Indicates that the page was assigned a page help context number that links it to a help file that describes how the field is used wherever it appears in the database.

Field Help Context: nnn

Indicates that this field, as used on this page, was assigned a record field help context number that links it to a help file that describes how the field is used only as it appears in this record definition.