Costpoint Online Help

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
  • Phrase:Returns all topics that contain the exact phrase in the search criteria. Use quotation marks around the phrase.
    Ex."system administration"
  • And:Returns all topics that contain all the words in the search criteria, in any combination. Insert a plus sign between all words in the search criteria.
    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
For more information:Searching Online Help

Screen Fields

Use these fields to enter general information about the UDT09s. 

Basic Information Fields

Field Description
UDT09

Enter a 20-character, uppercase alphanumeric UDT09 code. Each code must be unique.

Note: The number of characters you enter cannot exceed the size that was set up in the Configure General Settings, UDT Labels subtask for UDT09.
Description

Enter up to 30 characters for a UDT09 description. You should make descriptions as short as possible and properly capitalize them because they are used in drop-downs, Lookups, and as column headings for reports and inquiries.

Abbreviation

Enter a unique abbreviation for this UDT09. It can be up to 20 characters. If, in the Configure General Settings screen, you have configured the system to use abbreviations, this field is optional. If you do not enter an abbreviation here and try to save a record, the warning UDT09 abbreviations are turned on and you have not supplied an abbreviation displays.

Costpoint Company Click to select a Costpoint company. This lookup is enabled only if you selected the Costpoint Multicompany check box in the Miscellaneous tab of the Configure General Settings screen. See the Concept Topic: Costpoint Multicompany for details on this feature.

If the lookup is enabled, select the Costpoint Company name that you wish to associate with this UDT09. If you are working on a new UDT09, the first Costpoint company in the list is the default value. If Costpoint Multicompany is turned on and you are searching existing records, the first value to search on will be Costpoint Company.

Company Name This field displays the name of the selected Costpoint company.
Active

Select this check box if the UDT09 is active.