Services Event Types Event Types view Event Type form Effects tab Effect formConfiguration Services Event Types Event Types view Event Type form Effects tab Effect form
The Effect form enables you to add and edit an effect. An effect traces or updates a selected field for the target entity when an event is recorded. You can define multiple effects for an event type.
To add or edit an effect:
From the Field drop-down list, select the field you want to trace or update when an event is recorded. For example, if you want to trace or update the equipment grade when an event is recorded, you must select the Grade ID field from the Field drop-down list.
The fields displayed in the drop-down list depend on the target entity type selected for the event type.
If the event applies to the Unit entity, the drop-down list also displays any unit and unit facility visit flex fields configured for the current scope.
Optionally, in the Order field, enter a numerical value that represents the order you want the field selected in step 1 to display in the appropriate data entry form, such as the Record Service Event form.
All effect fields display below existing fields in the appropriate data entry form. If you add more than one effect for the same data entry form and enter a value in the Order field for each effect, N4 displays the effect fields in order from lowest numerical value to highest numerical value. In addition, N4 displays effect fields without an order value before effect fields with an order value, and displays effect fields with the same order value next to each other.
Select the applicable effects for the field selected in step 1:
Is Traced: Registers the previous and the new values for the selected field when the event is recorded.
If you select the check box, the old and the new values of the selected field are displayed in the Fields Changed area in the Event Details form.
Is Updated: Prompts the user to enter a value for the selected field when the event is recorded.
Is Required: Ensures that the value in the selected field is updated when the event is recorded.
If you select the Is Required check box, you must select one or both Is Updated and Is Auto-Updated check boxes, to either prompt the user for a new value or use a default value.
Is Auto-Updated: Updates the selected field with a preset value.
If both Is Updated and Is Auto-Updated settings are selected, the system prompts the user to enter a new value while the auto-update value is displayed as the default value that the user can override.
If you select the Is Auto-Updated check box, specify the default value to be used in the Automatic Value area.
The field displayed in the Automatic Value area, depends on the selected field. If the field in the Automatic Value area is a required field (an asterisk is displayed next to the field label), you must specify a value. If the field in the Automatic Value area is not required, you may or may not specify a value.
If the Is Auto-Updated check box is selected, and no value is specified in the field displayed in the Automatic Value area, the entity is updated to have no value for the field.
Click Save.