Data Type Properties

Data Type Properties

The Data Type Properties tab provides the ability to view and update the properties of data types.

Available operations:

• View and update the properties of the data type
  • Fields available
    • Name – Name of the data type (read only)
    • Function – Function of the data type (primary or secondary) (read only)
    • Menu Order – Position of the data type on the navigation menu
    • Menu Show – Whether the data type is displayed on the navigation menu
    • Parent – Parent of the data type to be displayed on the relationship chart
    • Data Type Group – Data type group (menu grouping) to which the data type is assigned
    • Relationship Chart Name Field – Field used as the name displayed on the relationship chart. The default is the Name field.
  • The view and update functions are only available to users in the Administrator security group
• Click the Update button to save any changes to the properties
• Click the Close button to exit the wizard

Data Columns

The Data Columns tab provides the ability to view and update the data columns of data types.

Available operations:

• View and update the data columns of the data type
  • Fields available (editable unless otherwise noted)
    • Order – Change the order of the data columns. The ID and Name fields cannot be reordered.
    • Column Name – Enter the name of the data columns. The column name of existing (saved) data columns cannot be changed.
    • Column Type – Select the type of the data columns. The data type of existing (saved) data columns cannot be changed.
    • Description – Enter the description of the data columns. The description of the ID, Data Links, and Waves fields cannot be changed.
    • Required – Select if the field is required or not. This property cannot be changed on the ID, Name, Data Links, and Waves fields.
    • Visible – Select if the field is visible or not. This property cannot be changed on the ID, Name, Data Links, and Waves fields.
    • Read Only – Select if the field is read only or not. This property cannot be changed on the ID, Name, Data Links, and Waves fields.
    • Encrypted – Select if the field is masked to the end user when viewing or editing a record. This property cannot be changed on the ID, Name, Data Links, and Waves fields.
    • History – Select if the field history (logging) is enabled or not. This property cannot be changed on the ID, Name, Data Links, and Waves fields.
    • Column Visibility – Select if the field is shown or hidden. This property cannot be changed on the ID, Name, Data Links, and Waves fields.
    • Global Search – Add Text fields (e.g., Serial Number) to global Search. This property can only be changed on Text fields.
    • List/Info/Other – Enter additional configuration options for a subset of the column types. The properties of existing (saved) data columns cannot be changed.
    • Action – Delete existing or new rows. Deleting a row will truncate the data for the row from the database when the Update button is clicked in the wizard. Deleting a row disables the Add Row button.
    • Add Row – Add new rows for additional data columns. Adding a row disables the Delete buttons.
  • The view and update functions are only available to users in the Administrator security group
• Click the Update button to save any changes to the data columns
• Click the Close button to exit the wizard

Images

The Images tab provides the ability to view and update the icon images of data types.

Available operations:

• View and update the images of the data type
  • Fields available
    • Icon Class – Select a navigation menu icon for the data type from the font library. The full list of icons can be found on the Icon Library tab.
      
    • Icon Color – Select a color for the icon on the navigation menu (white, yellow, red, blue, green, purple)
    • PNG Icon – Upload a chart icon for the data type. The icon must be in PNG format.
  • The view and update functions are only available to users in the Administrator security group
• Click the Update button to save any changes to the data columns
• Click the Close button to exit the wizard