Custom Defined Fields

IMSMA 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 field report items (accident, hazard, hazard reduction, location, MRE, QC, and victim) and to country structure area, explosive ordnance, organisation, and place.

CDFs added to accident, hazard, hazard reduction, location, MRE, QC, and victim can be added to field report templates so that they become part of the paper-based field report (Figure 142).

After users add data to the field report and the field report is approved, the data entered into the custom defined field can be viewed in the Current View window (Figure 143).

You can enter data for CDFs that are added to place, explosive ordnance, organisation, or country structure area via their applicable Editor windows (Figure 144).

How to Add Custom Defined Fields

Custom defined fields must have a unique combination of item, label, and data type.

To add a custom defined field:

1. From the Customisation menu, select Data Inventory Manager.

The Data Inventory Manager window displays.

2. From the left pane of the Data Inventory Manager window, select the item and data category to which you would like to add a CDF.
3. From the right pane of the Data Inventory Manager window, click the button.

The CDF Editor window displays (Figure 145).

Figure 145. CDF Editor Window

4. Enter a label in the Label field. The label is the default custom defined field’s name that the user will see in the Field Report Manager window. The label should be no longer than 50 characters and should not contain periods (.) or underscores (_).
5. Select the data type for the custom defined field from the Data Type list.

Table 46. Data Types for Custom Defined Fields
Data Type	Description and Comments
Text Field	≤250 characters
Date	Month, day, year
Number	≤15 decimal points
List Multiple Selections	Allows the user to select zero or more values provided in the List Values field.	List One Selection	Allows the user to select one value from provided values in the List Values field.

When entering values for lists, be sure to: Enter values in the order that you would like them to display to the user Enter values in the language in which the users will use IMSMA