Manage Fields page

On the Manage Fields page, you can view all defined fields, including fields that apply only to specific states in the topic or action workflow, or to certain types of attachments. You can add, modify, and delete these fields.

General activities

The following links appear at the top of the page and affect the entire page:

• Add Field adds a custom filed to the topic workflow configuration.
• Modify Display Order gives you control over the order in which the fields are displayed on the Manage Fields page.
• Manage Accessibility includes three options:
  • Topic Fields by State defines the level of access that users have to each field when a topic is in each of the workflow states.
  • Action Fields by State defines the level of access that users have to each field when an action is in each of those states.
  • Attachment Fields by Type defines the level of access that users have to each field based on the type of attachment.
• Back returns you to the Edit Topic Workflow Configuration page.
• Columns allows you to select the columns and sort order for the Manage Fields page.
• Print sends a PDF version of the Manage Fields table to your printer.
• Download sends the Manage Fields table to your PC in the format you specify.

Row-specific activities

The following menu options are available from the Row Action menu (), located in the left most column of the table, and affect an individual row in the table:

• Edit basic field information.
• Define Values specifies one or more valid values for a field that affect selections made across the application.
• Delete a field that isn't used by any topics or work teams. If you are a superuser, you can delete any field.

Field descriptions—Manage Fields page

Field	Description
Name	Oracle database column name for the field.
Format	One of the following values: String—Alphanumeric text value for the field. Integer—Positive integer value for the field. Date—Date in mm/dd/yyyy format in the field.
Filter	Yes if the field acts as a display filter, appearing above tables of topic-related data as a drop-down list populated by all stored values. See Identifying a field as a filter field. Select No for fields that are not used to filter displayed data.
Custom/Standard	One of the following values: Standard—A field included in all topic workflow configurations. Custom—A field added to the topic workflow configuration by your organization.
Display Name	Name of the field as it appears in the user interface.
Order	Position of the field within the workflow. The number indicates the place in the workflow of the field. The context determines where the Oracle Empirica Signal application uses the order: For a topic—In the Add Topic or Topic General Information section of the Topic. For an action—In the Add Action or Action General Information section of the Topic Action page. For an attachment—On the Add Attachment page. You can modify the order of both standard and custom fields. Note: The order applies to all fields with a given context. You can assign a single order value for the field.
Context	Oracle Empirica Signal element to which the field is applied. One or more of the following values: Topic Action Attachments Work teams
Field Type	One of the following field type options: 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. See Adding a multi-selection list field. Multiple values—A multiple values field type that supports adding and removing values. Append-only and constrained—An append-only field whose values are restricted based on work team. See Constraining field values by work team/ Linked—The subsidiary field in a linked pair. See Adding linked fields.
Field Values	Defined values for the field: A field with defined values appears with a list selection control in the user interface. See Adding a drop-down list field or Adding a multi-selection list field. A field without defined values appears as a value-entry field.