FIELDS TYPES

General Remarks

To manage information in a logical way, Synexsys allows defining the type of data your fields will contain. Therefore, the user may not validate the information that is entered in fields that does not coincide with the field type. For instance, users cannot validate the input of string "1234" in a date or "abc" field and not in a numerical field.

Usage

Below are the various types of fields available in Synexsys:

Character

Text strings that admit a maximum of 255 characters.

Boolean

Boolean type field that displays a checkbox

Numeric

Integer or decimal numbers

Date

Allows entering dates in the local system format. A calendar is displayed when data for this type of field is entered

Text

Unformatted text

RichText

Formatted text (CTRL + G = bold; + U = underline; + I = italics). This field type supports URLs and UNCs

Registry

Only valid for PCs. Allows extracting the value of a key contained in the registry database

INI File

Only valid for PCs. Allows extracting the value of a key contained in an INI file

Tree

Tree type field. If you need to classify an Object in a structure with several levels, you may use a field of this type. If the user clicks on the "..." displayed for this type of field, Synexsys will display a tree where the user makes a selection

Each line represents a node. Each tabulation shifts each node a level. For instance:

Node_1








Node_2
Node_3

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Node_1.1


Node_1.2



Node_1.3

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Node_1.1.1
Node_1.1.2

Node_1.2.1

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Node_1.2.1.1
Node_1.2.1.2
  

 

Common

Common field. Common fields are created in the "Common fields" virtual Object. If common fields are selected to be used in a given Object, they are not copied but rather shared by the Object in question.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Update: 22.12.2004