UDT09 Links

This link tab displays a table of the linked items of the current UDT03. Use the UDT09 Links tab to add and/or delete UDT09 links. Different column headings and data will display in the table, depending on whether you are using Direct or Wildcard links.

The number of linked items displayed is determined by the number supplied in the Max Table Rows field in the General Options tab of the General Configuration screen. If there are more linked items to be displayed, the More pushbutton will appear on the bottom of the screen.

UDT09 Table (Direct Link)

These columns display if you are using Direct links.

UDT09

This non-editable column displays the currently linked UDT09s.

UDT03 Description

This non-editable column displays the currently linked UDT03 descriptions.

More

Select the More pushbutton to display the next set of linked items. If you select linked items before selecting the More pushbutton, the system will display the following message: “Current selection of records will be lost. Do you want to continue?”  

If you select Yes, the next set of linked items will display and the current selection will be cleared. If you select No, the current selection of linked items will remain.

UDT09 Table (Wildcard Link)

These columns display if you are using Wildcard links.

UDT03

This non-editable column displays the currently linked UDT03.

UDT09

This non-editable column displays the currently linked wildcard UDT09s.

UDT03 Description

This non-editable column displays the currently linked UDT03 descriptions.

More

Select the More pushbutton to display the next set of linked items. If you select linked items before selecting the More pushbutton, the system will display the following message: “Current selection of records will be lost. Do you want to continue?”  

If you select Yes, the next set of linked items will display and the current selection will be cleared. If you select No, the current selection of linked items will remain.

Add Link (Direct Link)

This section describes how the Add Link function works for Direct links.

Select the Add Link function to bring up the Add UDT09 Link dialog.

UDT09

Use the Lookup pushbutton to the right of the field to select a UDT09 to link to the UDT03.  You can also enter the UDT09 manually.

UDT03 Description

The description will be automatically populated after you select a UDT09.  You can edit this field to make it specific for this link.

OK

Select OK to add the UDT09 link to the database.  The link will display in the UDT09 table.

Cancel

Select Cancel to close the dialog without adding the link.

Add Link (Wildcard Link)

This section describes how the Add Link function works for Wildcard links.

Select the Add Link function to bring up the Add UDT09 Wildcard Link dialog.

UDT09

Enter the UDT09 that you want to link, including wildcard characters. For example, enter "%123" to include all UDT09s that end in 123. Select the Options pushbutton for more examples.

UDT03 Description

The description is defaulted from the UDT03. You can edit this field to make it specific for this link.

OK

Select OK to add the UDT09 link to the database.  The link will display in the UDT09 table.

Cancel

Select Cancel to close the dialog without adding the link.

Options

Select the Options pushbutton to see additional wildcard examples.

Edit Link (Direct Link)

This section describes how the Edit Link function works for Direct links.

Select the Edit Link function to bring up the Edit UDT09 Link dialog.

UDT09

This non-editable field displays the current UDT09.

UDT03 Description

Update the description for this link. This is the only field that you can edit.

OK

Select OK to update the UDT09 link.  The updated description will display in the UDT09 table.

Cancel

Select Cancel to close the dialog without changing the link.

Edit Link (Wildcard Link)

This section describes how the Edit Link function works for Wildcard links.

Select the Edit Link function to bring up the Edit UDT09 Wildcard Link dialog.

UDT09

This non-editable field displays the current UDT09.

UDT03 Description

Update the description for this link. This is the only field that you can edit.

OK

Select OK to update the UDT09 link. The updated description will display in the UDT09 table.

Cancel

Select Cancel to close the dialog without changing the link.

Options

Select the Options pushbutton to see additional wildcard examples.

Delete Link

Select the UDT09 link or links that you wish to delete by selecting the checkbox to the left of the row. To delete all of the links in the table, select the checkbox in the upper left corner of the table. This will select all of the rows. Then select the Delete Link function to delete the row(s).