Repositioning Fields

You may reposition a field on your database design. If all that you do in your database design is reposition a field you will have to run a Regeneration of the database but it will not require an entire rebuild of the files.

To access the ActionWare Main Menu, from a command entry line:

Type AW4LM

Press Enter

To access the the Configuration Menu:

Option 5 Configuration Menu

Press Enter

To access the work (prototype) screen:

Option 1 Define database layout

Press Enter

The initial screen display is a work screen (prototype) of the most current database design layouts from the FIEL file. The current contact record layout for Data Layout 1 Panel 0 and Panel 1 is displayed first. The screen displays the labels for existing fields along with the data field ID's. To move to Data Layout 2 use F14, to Move to Data Layout 3 use F15, F13 will take you back to Data Layout 1. F11 rotates through all the panels on any given Data Layout.

   

COMPANY RECORD

 

Company COM...........................

Address AD1...........................

Address AD2...........................

City CIT................. State ST

Zip Code ZIP....... Country CTY.........

 

 Acct Type A59..........

 Account # KY1..........

 Phone TT1 TL1.................

 Phone TT2 TL2.................

 URL: J50......................

 

Layout 1 Panel 0

 J06.......................... COMPANY PROFILE   J80..........................

 

Annual Rev ($mm) A90.

Year Established A63.

SIC code Z22.

Type Business US3.................

Product/Svc 1 A91..

 

 Number Employees A50.

 Number Locations C09.

 Geography Coverd A92.......

 

 

 

Layout 1 Panel 1

To reposition a label and data field or to just move either the label or data field on the same panel you use the following function keys:

Function Key:

Value:

What happens:

F8

mark label OR field

Position your cursor to a particular field ID. Key F8 and it will mark that field ID and allow you to reposition the label OR the data field to any location on the Panel where it currently exists. Once marked you move your cursor to the new location and press enter.

F9

mark label AND field

Position your cursor to a particular field ID. Key F9 and it will mark that field ID and allow you to reposition the label AND the data field to any location on the Panel where it currently exists. Once marked you move your cursor to the new location and press enter.

to reposition a label and data field to another panel in the same Data Layout you will need to use the Field Maintenance Screen to update the panel # for that Data Layout.