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A right-click on the blank area of the Category dialog opens a context menu.

Undo

Click to undo the previous action.

 

Redo

Click to redo the previous action.

 

Snap to grid

If selected, a grid will be displayed on the category dialog, allowing index fields to be positioned more accurately.

 

New Text Field

A text field is an alpha-numeric text string with a default length of 50 characters. The maximum field length is at least 2000 (dependent on the database type).

 

New Number Field   

Number fields are implemented as signed 32 bit integers. Their values can range from:

-2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,648.

 

New Decimal Field   

Numbers in a decimal field can include figures up to a total of 28 digits long (including digits following a decimal point). Decimal numbers can be assigned any number of digits up to the total number of digits.

 

New Date Field

Date format as defined by the computer's regional settings. When the user enters a date, it must be entered in this format otherwise an error message will be displayed.

 

New Date and Time Field

Date and Time format as defined by the computer's regional settings. When the user enters a date and a time, it must be entered in this format otherwise an error message will be displayed. Precision of using 'hours and minutes' (by selecting the 'minutes' option) or 'hours, minutes and seconds' (by selecting the 'seconds' option) must be selected.

 

New Check Box

A checkbox can have one of three values:

 

 

The value of a checkbox can be read. For example in a workflow process the checkbox value can be read at runtime and cause a transition to execute. If a checkbox field was named My Checkbox, the transition could read if the checkbox was marked (i.e. checked) with the condition "My Checkbox = 1". Setting a checkbox's background color to "Automatic" makes its background transparent.

 

New Numeric Counter

This is number field which contains a predefined counter. It can also be specified whether the counter should be set on the client side so the user sees it before saving, or on the server where it will be left empty until after saving (this could even be set as a hidden field which the user does not see at all). See Counter for more details.

 

New Formatted Counter

This is a text field, which includes a counter with a specific format. For example "Inv_%04d" generates counters "Inv_0001, Inv_0002 etc.". It can also be specified whether the counter should be set on the client side so the user sees it before saving, or on the server where it will be left empty until after saving (this could even be set as a hidden field which the user does not see at all). See Counter for more details.

 

New Table

This is a table field for which the number of columns can be defined. Supported column index field types are: Text, Number, Decimal, Date, Date and Time, and Check Box. After creation, columns can also be edited and removed.

 

New Label

Labels are free-form text strings that can be placed anywhere on the dialog. This could be for a heading or to provide further information (the maximum length is 500 characters). Setting a label's background color to "Automatic" makes its background transparent.

 

 

New Image

This is an image that can be placed onto the dialog. Supported formats are BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG and TIFF.

 

New Tab Field

This creates a field on the dialog where tabs can be placed. Multiple index fields can be placed on each tab. Click on the ellipses (...) in the tab field's header to add another tab. Right-click on New Tab and select Properties to set the tab name and display properties for a single tab. Select Control Properties to set the properties for the entire tab field.

 

 

New Single Keyword Field

Provides a link to a predefined keyword dictionary. Existing dictionaries will be listed and new dictionaries can be added.

New Multiple Keyword Field

Provides a link to a predefined keyword dictionary and allows the user to select multiple keywords by holding down the SHIFT key. Existing dictionaries will be listed and new dictionaries can be added.

New Primary Field (User Defined Datatype Field)

Primary fields provide a link to another table in the Thereforeâ„¢ database. This would typically be a view onto an external database. Existing primary fields will be listed and new ones can be added.

New Dependent Field

Dependent fields can only be created from primary field (User Defined Datatype) that have already been created. Selecting a primary field displays a list of all available dependent fields. The maximum length of a dependent field is defined when it is created. Later, it can only be changed in the database.

Properties

This item is used to display category properties.

 

Tab Order

This item is used to set the tab order of index fields in category dialogs as well as the order of index fields in the Thereforeâ„¢ Navigator hit-list. See Setting the Hit-list Field and Tab Order for more information.

 

Language

Select the language of the category. All languages for which a translation exists are listed here. Add translations by clicking on Translation to open the translation dialog. See Translating a Category or Case Definition for more information.

 

Document Title

Choose the index fields, and order of the fields, that should make up the title.

 

Save Category

This item is used to save a category definition after changes have been made.