Defining Fields

This portal is used to view and maintain information about a field. For product owned fields, you may use this portal to override the label of a field on the various pages in the system.

You can access the portal from theAdmin Menu > Database > Field. You are brought to a query portal with options for searching for a specific field. Once a field has been selected you are brought to the maintenance portal to view and maintain the selected record.

Note: When introducing a new record, carefully consider its naming convention. Refer to System Data Naming Convention for more information.

The following zones may appear as part of the portal's Main tab page

  • Field. This zone provides information about the selected field.
  • Tables Using Field. This zone lists tables referencing the field. It is not visible for work fields.
  • Lookup Values. This zone lists and maintains valid values for the selected lookup field. The zone is only visible when the selected field is a lookup field.

The following zone may appear as part of the portal's References tab page

  • Field References. This zone list various configuration entities referencing the current field.