Edit a field

You can edit all defined fields, including general field information as well as the values defined for the fields.

  1. In the left navigation pane, click the Settings icon (Settings icon).
  2. In the Configure System section, click Manage Topic Workflow Configurations.
  3. Click the configuration's Row Action menu (Row menu), and then click Edit.
  4. On the Edit Topic Workflow Configuration page, click the Fields card.
  5. Click the field's Row Action menu (Row action menu icon), and then click Edit.
  6. Modify the fields as described below:
    Field Description

    Column name

    Not editable. The name of the field as it appears in the Oracle database.

    Display name

    The label that appears when adding or editing a topic or action.

    Format

    Not editable. Type of data to be collected: Date, String, or Integer.

    Length

    For a string format field, the Length field is editable. If you provide a new length that is less than or equal to an existing value, the page displays an error message.

    Type

    The type determines how users can specify values:

    • Single Value—A single value field type. This is the default field type.
    • Append-only—A multiple values field type in which a previously selected value cannot be removed.
    • Multiple Values—A multiple values field type that supports adding and removing values.
    • Linked—The subsidiary field in a linked pair.
    • Constrained values based on work team—An append-only field restricted to the work team context.

    Context

    Oracle Empirica Signal element to which the field is applied. One or more of the following values:
    • Topics
    • Actions
    • Attachments
    • Work teams

    Filter

    Make this a filterable field that appears in the Select Filter drop-down list on the Topics and Actions tabs on the Topic Management page.

  7. Click Save.