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Contents of the Configure Engineering Change User-Defined Labels Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Configure Engineering Change User-Defined Labels screen.

Table Window

Field Description
Sequence No

Enter the sequence in which you want the labels to appear. For example, if you want to have a label called Engineering Department Manager appear first, give it a sequence number of 1. Two rows cannot have the same sequence number; if they do, you cannot save this screen. New rows are automatically incremented by 10, allowing for insertion of additional rows at a later time. To insert a new row, select the New Line button on the toolbar.

Data Type

From the drop-down, select the data type allowed on the User-Defined Info screen. Valid options are:

  • Date: To allow entry of only a date
  • Numeric: To allow entry of only a number
  • Text: To allow entry of alphanumeric text

Only Text data types will be allowed if you select the Validated Text check box.

Label

Enter the row heading, up to 20 alphanumeric characters. This label displays in the User-Defined Info screen, and you can assign values to your selected ECN.

Help Description

Enter a short help description, up to 120 alphanumeric characters, that you want to display at the bottom of the screen. This is the on-screen help field that displays when you enter data into the User-Defined Info screen.

Costpoint Validation Field

Enter, click to select, a column of an already existing Costpoint data table. The items in this column are used as a Lookup source in the User-Defined Info screen. You cannot use the Validated Text option when this column is active.

Validated Text

Select this check box to restrict entries made for this label to specific alphanumeric text. Use the Validated Text subtask to create these text items and their descriptions. These text items will be available for user lookup in the User-Defined Info screen. You cannot make an entry in the Costpoint Validation Field if this check box is selected.

Required

Select this check box if this user-defined information will be a required field for this ECN on the User-Defined Info screen.

Print

Select this check box to print this label's value on reports that can print user-defined labels.

Subtask

Subtask Description
Validated Text Select this button to open the Validated Task subtask for the current record. This subtask allows you to set up valid values. For example: The label might be Engineering Rating and the valid values could be A+, A, and B. The Validated Text subtask is accessible only for those rows that have the Validated Text column selected.