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Settings Fields Fields view Edit Metafield form
Administration Settings Metafield Diagnostics Metafield Diagnostics view Edit Metafield form
Administration Settings Fields Fields view Edit Metafield form
Administration Settings Metafield Diagnostics Metafield Diagnostics view Edit Metafield form
The Edit Metafield form enables you to override some characteristics, such as the short name and long name for a field. In addition, you can use the Edit Metafield form to configure a flex field at the current scope level or at a lower scope level. For more information, see Configuring a flex field in N4 (on page 1).
You can use the Edit Metafield form to configure various attributes based on the type of field selected:
All fields: You can edit the Short Name, Long Name, and Help Text.
Measurement fields: You can edit the Short Name, Long Name, Help Text, and Display Unit.
If you edit any of the above attributes of a field, N4 propagates these changes to the various data entry forms and list views that display the selected field.
For more information, see Configuring a field in N4 (on page 1).
Flex fields: You can edit the Importance, Short Name, Long Name, Help Text, Max Characters, Case Validation, Group ID, Values, and Extra XML Definition.
If you do not enter any value in the Max Characters field, the default database length applies, which is 255 characters.
The Fields view (on page 1) displays the state of a field at the current scope level. For example, log in at the complex level and override a field at the facility level. When you save your changes and close the Edit Metafield form, the list view at the complex level does not display the new value of the field. Log in at the facility level to see the new value of the field.
If you want a text field to display in a tall text field so that the text is wrapping instead of extending across a form, you can specify the height of the field in the <gui> tag of the Extra XML Definition field. For example,
<metafield id="ufvFlexString01" group="other">
<labels>
<label-long>UFV Flex-01</label-long>
<label-long>UFV Flex-01</label-short>
</labels>
help
<entry-help-text>Customer Extensible UFV Flex Field #1</entry-help-text>
</help>
<gui>
<widget type="text">
</widget>
<height>
2
</height>
</gui>
</metafield>
