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

Manage Item User-Defined Labels

Use this screen to establish labels for user-defined fields to be used in relation to any item within Costpoint.

You will use these labels on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Parts, Manage Services, and Manage Goods screens to enter information specific to a given item.

You can also use this screen to set up validated text and labels (if the Data Type is T) so that you can control what is entered into the user-defined fields. You can create validated text labels, which allow use of , in either of the following ways:

  • Select the check box in the Validated Text column and use the Validated Text subtask to customize the information that appears in on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Parts, Manage Services, and Manage Goods screens.
  • Clear the check box in the Validated Text column and use in the Costpoint Validation Field column to select the Costpoint data table column that is used for on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Parts, Manage Services, and Manage Goods screens.

Set up this screen when initializing Costpoint and maintain it whenever you add or maintain item user-defined labels.