Work with enquiry program search fields (GDMD14401)

Note: This panel may be displayed in either Maintenance or Enquiry mode. In Enquiry mode, you are only able to view the information and only certain options are available. The panel heading differs accordingly.

This panel displays the search fields that have been set up for the selected enquiry program in your system. You can add, change or delete records.

Normally the search fields are created automatically when new enquiry programs are added to this program, which means you do not need to enter search fields manually on this panel. In the Enquiry program search field control table you define which search field should automatically be created.

More information can be made available on the panel via the DC1 UI Client Edit columns feature. This feature also allows you to customize the panel to only show the information you want.

For example:

If the enquiry program name is Area table, two search fields are created – AREA and TABLE. These search fields are automatically displayed on this panel, if you add a new enquiry program to Work with enquiry programs and if the Build search fields field for type 01 in the Enquiry program field control table is set to YES.

The search fields are used in the Enquiry program selection program to easily find one or several enquiry programs.

Note: You should try to restrict the number of search fields, because the fewer search fields you have in the system, the faster the search will be done when you enter a search text in the Enquiry program selection program.

Options

Add	Select this option to add a record.
Change	Select this option to change a record.
Copy	Select this option to copy a record.
Delete	Select this option to delete a record.
Display	Select this option to view a record.

Selection fields

The selection fields on this panel can be used separately or in combination with each other. If several fields exist on your panel, then the first field is always a positioning field.

The following selection types exist in tables, enquiries and files:

Positioning
Used to display the sequential list, starting with the character or value that you have entered.

If only one positioning field exists on your panel, then it can be used in two ways. If you enter part of the value/code, the field will function as a positioning field. If you enter a complete value/code, the field will function as a direct access to that record.

Note: 'Work with' programs never give you a direct access.
Exact match
Used to narrow down the number of records in a list. Only records that are equal to the value you have entered will be displayed.
Search
Used to find a specific record in a list. Enter a search argument consisting of one or several characters. All records that hold the search argument that you have entered will be displayed.

Note: This selection type is primarily used for description-related fields (free text fields combining upper and lower case letters).

Program: Displays the selected enquiry program.

Description: Displays a description of the record.

Field: This column lists the texts of the search fields that have been defined for the selected enquiry program.

Type: This column lists the search field types. Displays 01-09 if the search field is automatically created by the system. Otherwise, the search field is manually created.

Description: Displays a description of the record.

Work with enquiry program search fields (GDMD14404)

Note: This panel can be accessed in either Maintenance or Enquiry mode. In Enquiry mode, you are only able to view the information. The panel heading differs accordingly.

If you accessed this panel via the Display option, then you will only be able to view the information. To create or update a record, return to the previous panel and select either the Add or Change option (if available).

The Enquiry program search field function allows a multitude of different ways of finding an enquiry program in the Enquiry program selection program. On this panel you enter the search text and the type of search field.

Program: Displays the selected enquiry program.

Description: Displays the description of the selected enquiry program.

Search field: Displays the text you can enter in the Enquiry program selection program to find the enquiry program. If you add a search field manually, enter the text for the search field.

Type

Displays 01-09 if this is a search field created automatically by the system. Search fields are created automatically by the system if the Build search fields field for type 01-09 in the Enquiry program field control table is set to YES.

For type 01 one search field is created for each word in the enquiry program description. For type 02 one search field is created for the application code of the enquiry program.

If you add a search field manually, enter a valid type from the Enquiry program field control table. Note that you cannot enter 01-09, since those types are used for automatically created search fields.

Description: Enter a description of the new record. For existing records, if a description has already been entered, it may be changed.

Work with enquiry program search fields, Copy (GDMD14405)

This panel displays all the records that you selected to copy. Click OK to copy. Click Back to cancel.

Field: Displays the search field(s) you selected to copy.

New field: Enter the new search field that you are creating.

Work with enquiry program search fields, Deletion (GDMD14408)

This panel displays all the records that you selected to delete. Click OK to delete. Click Back to cancel.