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 displayed on the relationship chart. The default is the Name field of the data type.
  • 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 encrypted in the database. Encrypted fields are masked to the end user and are most commonly used to store credentials. This property cannot be changed on the ID, Name, Data Links, and Waves fields.
      NOTE: Encrypting a field makes the data unreadable from the UI and cannot be undone.
    • 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