Difference between revisions of "View and/or Change Custom Defined Fields"
From IMSMA Wiki
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
You can change the label, description, and active status of CDFs. You can also change the values for multiple selection or single selection CDFs. To view and/or change custom defined fields: | You can change the label, description, and active status of CDFs. You can also change the values for multiple selection or single selection CDFs. To view and/or change custom defined fields: | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
| − | <li> | + | <li>In the '''Customisation''' menu → '''Data Inventory Manager'''.</li> |
[[Image:DIM category.png|600px|center]] | [[Image:DIM category.png|600px|center]] | ||
<li>In the left pane of the Data Inventory Manager window, select the data category where the CDF is.</li> | <li>In the left pane of the Data Inventory Manager window, select the data category where the CDF is.</li> | ||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
==Copy button==__NOEDITSECTION__ | ==Copy button==__NOEDITSECTION__ | ||
| − | This button | + | [[Image:DIM copy button1.png|600px|center]] |
| + | This button allows copying the different value options of a CDF to another software e.g. Word and Excel, which can be useful for documentation. | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
| − | <li>Click on the '''Copy''' button. </li> | + | <li>Click on the '''Copy''' button which copies all the values in the left column. </li> |
| − | <li>Switch to other software. </li> | + | <li>Switch to the other software. </li> |
| + | [[Image:DIM copy button2.png|600px|center]] | ||
<li>Paste in values by using e.g. Ctrl+V. </li> | <li>Paste in values by using e.g. Ctrl+V. </li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
{{NavBox HowTo Data Elements}} | {{NavBox HowTo Data Elements}} | ||
[[Category:NAA]] | [[Category:NAA]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:14, 17 June 2017
Contents |
You can change the label, description, and active status of CDFs. You can also change the values for multiple selection or single selection CDFs. To view and/or change custom defined fields:
- In the Customisation menu → Data Inventory Manager.
- In the left pane of the Data Inventory Manager window, select the data category where the CDF is.
- In the right pane of the Data Inventory Manager window, select the CDF and click the
button. - The CDF editor looks different depending on data type.
- Change the information as needed.
- Click the Save button.
|
|
 |
Changing a CDF will not automatically update existing Data Entry Form Templates that use the CDF. |
Copy button
This button allows copying the different value options of a CDF to another software e.g. Word and Excel, which can be useful for documentation.
- Click on the Copy button which copies all the values in the left column.
- Switch to the other software.
- Paste in values by using e.g. Ctrl+V.
| ||||||||||||||||
