FieldChange Event

Use FieldChange PeopleCode to recalculate page field values, change the appearance of page controls, or perform other processing that results from a field change other than data validation. To validate the contents of the field, use the FieldEdit event. See FieldEdit Event.

FieldChange PeopleCode can be associated with record fields and component record fields. The FieldChange event applies to the field and row that just changed. For a definition of what constitutes a field change, see Field Change Processing.

FieldChange PeopleCode is often paired with RowInit PeopleCode. In these RowInit/FieldChange pairs, the RowInit PeopleCode checks values in the component and initializes the state or value of page controls accordingly. FieldChange PeopleCode then rechecks the values in the component during page execution and resets the state or value of page controls.

To take a simple example, suppose you have a derived/work field called PRODUCT, the value of which is always the product of page field A and page field B. When the component is initialized, you would use RowInit PeopleCode to initialize PRODUCT equal to A × B when the component starts up or when a new row is inserted. You could then attach FieldChange PeopleCode programs to both A and B which also set PRODUCT equal to A × B. Whenever a user changes the value of either A or B, PRODUCT is recalculated.