Customize Data Field

Information

• As soon as a module data area is filled with data fields, different settings can be made for each data field. For this purpose, numerous data field parameters are made available.

Determine Data Field Type

Procedure

• You can define for each data field of a data area how the respective field is to behave on the interface (i.e. whether it is an input or output field, a checkbox, a listbox, etc.) using one or several parameters.
• For particular fields, further settings may be required depending on the selection. If you define, e.g., a field as a listbox field, you have to specify the ID of the listbox module in the LBMOD parameter, etc. For a detailed description of the settings for different field types, see Define Data Field Type.

Determine the number of windows and allocate data fields to different windows

Information

• In order to gain clarity, data fields of a user module can be allocated to several windows.
• Three visible and one invisible window can be used.
• Not every module has to contain all windows.
• In PLANTA standard, allocation to windows usually looks like this:
  • The first window (window 1) contains identification data (e.g. idents and names)
  • The middle window (window 2) contains additional data (e.g. dates and durations)
  • The right window (window 3) contains graphical data, scales with diagrams, bars, etc.
• The invisible window, in PLANTA also called window 9, contains all fields
  • which are not to be immediately visible when the module is opened,
  • i.e. also fields which are not to be visible to the user at all and are thus not displayed but which are nevertheless required for the module to function properly.
• Users can change the field allocation defined via customizing by moving the fields between the windows as desired or by hiding them (move from the visible windows 1,2,3 to the invisible window 9). After reopening the module, the fields will once again be allocated as defined in customizing. If users want fields to be permanently located in different windows, they have to create module variants for this purpose. The customizer of the client can change the settings of the standard modules or individualize a standard module if the customizing is to be applied for all users.

Procedure

• The Window parameter allows you to define for each data field in which window it is displayed by default when the user module is opened.
• The DF options parameter determines whether data fields can be shown or hidden, i.e. whether they can be moved between the visible windows 1, 2, 3 and the invisible window 9.

Additional settings may be required on the data fields, depending on the functions you wish to customize. For further information, see Customize Functions.