DFF Flexfields

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Rainbow Technologies

Descriptive Flexfields

Overview of Descriptive Flexfields

Step in creation of key Flexfields


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Overview of Descriptive Flexfields

Descriptive flexfield provide customizable expansion

space to capture information which otherwise is notcaptured by the application

It Satisfy different group of user without having

reprogram your application

Descriptive flexfield can be context sensitive, where

the information your application stores on other values

your users enter in other parts of the form.

Descriptive segment can have name you assign.You

can specify valid segment values or setup criteria to

validate the entry of any value.


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Flexfields appear in a pop-up window on a form

Flexfields are implemented as a set of database

columns, with one column for each segment.

The bracket [ ] indicate the presence of a descriptive

flexfields.

If descriptive flexfield is not enabled, the cursor skipover the brackets.

Customizing the descriptive flexfields means

specifying the prompt, length, and data type of each

flexfields segments

It also includes specifying valid values for each

segments.


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For a descriptive flexfield .a structure consist of any

global segments plus all context sensitive segments for a

particular context field value.

Define global segments that always appear in the

descriptive flexfield popup window, regardless of context.

Define global segments before any context dependent

structure. Create different context sensitive segments to appear

only for a particular context field value. Different context

field values cause different context sensitive segments.

Context field do not always display. Non displaycontext fields derives values form a default or reference

fields.


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Steps Creation Of DFFStep-1 Log into screen where you want to create DFF and

find the table name of the form from record historyNavGL SetupCurrencies Define


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Step-2 Open application developer and find the title base on table

name.

NavApp Developer Flexfields Descriptive RegisterPress F11, paste the table name and Press CTL+F11 copy Title


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Step-3 Define global segments.

NavApp Developer Flexfields Descriptive SegmentsPress F11, paste the title name and Press CTL+F11 .


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Step-4 Uncheck the Freeze flex field definition check box and put

your cursor on global data element and click on segment tab.


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Step5 Define the global field name, Prompt, Value set

and select the column name as attribute1.Save andclose


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Step6 Define context

Define the context filed prompt, value set, default

value and reference field.


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Step7 Define segments for each context value

Define code as context value and click on segments.


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Step8 Enable the segments and define the name, window

prompt, Value sets and columns. You can't use attribute

already used in global segments


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Step9 check the Freeze flex field definition check box and save

the changes.

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