6.2.1 Step 1. Choose Your Method
1. Start from Main System Menu.
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PppSYSMENU Main System Menu
Enter number of function or place cursor on same line and press Enter.
3 1. Use a process
2. Submit a process to batch
3. Field control menu
4. File control menu
5. Process control menu
6. Housekeeping menu
7. Display submitted jobs - workstation
8. Display submitted jobs - user
9. Display workstation message queue
10. Exit from LANSA
F1=Help F3=Exit F12=Cancel F14=Messages
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2. Select the Field Control menu option. The Field Control Menu screen is displayed.
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PppDICMENU Field Control Menu
Enter number of function or place cursor on same line and press Enter.
1 1. Create new field definitions
2. Review or change field definitions
3. Review or change field multilingual attributes
4. Review, change or create field validation checks
5. Review, change or create field HELP text
6. Print field definitions
7. Create new system variable definitions
8. Review or change system variable definitions
9. Create new multilingual variables
10. Review or change multilingual variables
11. Create or re-create a field reference file
12. Exit from LANSA
F1=Help F3=Exit F12=Cancel F14=Messages
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3. From the Field Control Menu, select the Create new field definitions option.
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The Create Field Copy Options screen is displayed.
DC@P100101 Create Field Copy Options
To create this new field by
copying an existing field specify details below:
Either copy field which exists in the LANSA data dictionary
Or copy field from file in lib *LIBL
Otherwise press ENTER to proceed without copying an existing field
F1=Help F3=Exit F4=Prompt F12=Cancel F14=Messages
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4. Enter either:
a) the name of the field to be copied. This field's definition will be copied to the new field. You will then be given the option of copying to the new field all this field's help text and multilingual definitions, and either selecting or copying all of this field's validation rules and triggers.
b) the name of a non-LANSA field to be copied, the file and library in which it will be found.
or
c) leave blank and press Enter. The Add Data Dictionary Field screen will be displayed for you to enter the new field's definitions.
Note: Virtual fields must be created manually.
Go to 6.2.2 Step 2. Add/Modify the Field's Definitions.