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{{IMSMANG}} allows you to create, change, and remove fields which are not predefined in IMSMA. These fields are referred to as Custom Defined Fields (CDFs). CDFs can be added to items and Auxiliary data but not to the Data Entry Form node.  
 
{{IMSMANG}} allows you to create, change, and remove fields which are not predefined in IMSMA. These fields are referred to as Custom Defined Fields (CDFs). CDFs can be added to items and Auxiliary data but not to the Data Entry Form node.  
 
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<li> Add the CDFs in the Data Inventory Manager
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<li> Add the CDFs in the Data Inventory Manager</li>
 
<li> Add them to [[Access the Data Entry Form Template Designer Window | Data Entry Form templates]] so users may add data into the CDFs.
 
<li> Add them to [[Access the Data Entry Form Template Designer Window | Data Entry Form templates]] so users may add data into the CDFs.
  
[[Image:uMFig142.png|center|600px|''CDFs and Data Entry Form Items'']]
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[[Image:uMFig142.png|center|600px|''CDFs and Data Entry Form Items'']]</li>
  
 
<li> Next action is to add the CDFs to the [[Summary Templates | Summary window templates]] so the users may see the data they have entered.  
 
<li> Next action is to add the CDFs to the [[Summary Templates | Summary window templates]] so the users may see the data they have entered.  
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{{Note |Auxiliary data and Task CDFs are automatically added to the to the designated area in the Editor windows. As administrator you cannot control placement nor size of the controls. }}
 
{{Note |Auxiliary data and Task CDFs are automatically added to the to the designated area in the Editor windows. As administrator you cannot control placement nor size of the controls. }}
  
[[Image:uMFig144.png|center|450px|''CDFs in the Editor Window'']]
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[[Image:uMFig144.png|center|450px|''CDFs in the Editor Window'']]</li></ol>
  
 
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Revision as of 22:42, 27 January 2016

IMSMANG allows you to create, change, and remove fields which are not predefined in IMSMA. These fields are referred to as Custom Defined Fields (CDFs). CDFs can be added to items and Auxiliary data but not to the Data Entry Form node.

  1. Add the CDFs in the Data Inventory Manager
  2. Add them to Data Entry Form templates so users may add data into the CDFs.
    CDFs and Data Entry Form Items
  3. Next action is to add the CDFs to the Summary window templates so the users may see the data they have entered.
    Custom Defined Field Viewable in Summary Window
    Note.jpg Auxiliary data and Task CDFs are automatically added to the to the designated area in the Editor windows. As administrator you cannot control placement nor size of the controls.
    CDFs in the Editor Window