Configure GENERIC Field Type

You can configure a field ID as GENERIC field type. This field type enables the Generic Name menu to open the Generic Name browser from menu. With this browser you can search and select generic name of a product. To configure the new field ID as GENERIC field type, the following configurations are required in the database table CMN_FIELD_CONFIGURATION:

Table 1-24 Configurations for Field Type GENERIC

Column	Sample Value	Description
ENTERPRISE_ID	3	Current Enterprise ID
FIELD_TYPE_ID	16	GENERIC
FIELD_ID	30000000	Field ID entered in the table CMN_FIELDS.
KEY	NULL	Enter key as NUL
VALUE	NULL	Enter value as NULL

Note:

You can also refer to existing field PRODUCTS > Product Information > Generic Name, (CMN_FIELDS.Field_ID - 203650842) of GENERIC field type.