Each datasheet displays fields that are defined for that family and that have been configured to be included on the datasheet. Each field on a datasheet has specific properties that determine how you will enter data or if you are allowed to enter data at all. You will need to be familiar with these properties when you create and modify records.
The following types of fields can be included on a datasheet in the Meridium APM Web Framework:
Character fields: Fields that appear as text boxes and accept a string of alphanumeric characters.
Text fields: Fields
that appear as text boxes and accept only text. Text fields contain
a button to the right of the cell.
You can click the
button to open the Modify
Text dialog box, where you can work with the text in
that cell.
Numeric fields: Fields that appear as text boxes and accept only numbers. If you type letters in a numeric field, an error message will be displayed when you move to a different field.
Date fields:
Fields that accept dates. Date fields contain the
button, which you can click to display the Calendar,
from which you can choose a date. You can also type a date into a
date field.
Drop-down list fields:
Fields that require you to select a value from a list of more than
one value. List fields contain the
button, which you can click to access the list of available values.
Logical fields: Fields that contain a check box. A selected check box means Yes, True, or On. A cleared check box means No, False, or Off.
Disabled fields: Fields that cannot be modified manually and are populated automatically based on values entered into other fields or actions taken within the system. Any character, text, numeric, date, list, or logical field can be disabled. You will know a field is disabled if a text box does not appear in the associated field.
Required fields: Fields that must contain a value before the record can be saved. Required fields are colored red or some other color, as determined by an administrative user. Any character, text, numeric, date, list, or logical fields can be required.
Multi-Value fields: Fields that store more than one value. Numeric, character, and date fields can be multi-value fields, which may be formatted as a text box or contain a drop-down list (i.e., as in a drop-down list field). Multi-value fields may have colored backgrounds, as determined by an administrative user. If a multi-value field contains a drop-down list, a check box will appear to the left of each value in the list. You can select the check box for each desired value. When these values appear in the multi-value field, they are separated by commas. The number of values allowed in a multi-value field is determined by an administrative user.
Each field may have a rule or properties defined for it that controls how the field behaves and how the data in that field is displayed. For example, a rule may be defined for a numeric field that automatically causes the value in the field to be formatted as currency, or so that after you enter a value in a field, a calculation is performed and that field is automatically updated with the calculated value. Additionally, a property may be defined for a character field that displays the text as a hyperlink.
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