Creating user defined screens

Create, modify, delete, and view user defined screens.

  1. Select Administration > Setup > User Defined Screens.
  2. Click New Record.
  3. Specify a unique six-character mnemonic code for the new user defined screen in the Screen Name field, and then enter a brief description of the screen in the adjacent field.
    Note: For user defined screens, the second letter of the screen name must be a U, the length of the screen name cannot exceed six characters, and the screen name cannot contain special characters.
  4. Specify this Screen Details information:
    Table Name
    Specify a unique code identifying the table to which the user defined screen belongs. The table name cannot contain special characters.
    Note: For tables that are generated a *U5* prefix is automatically added to the table name. For example, if you create a table called "MyTable", the generated table name will be "U5MYTABLE".
    Entity
    Specify a unique code identifying the entity to which the user defined screen belongs. The entity name cannot contain special characters.
  5. Optionally, select the Tab check box to indicate this user defined screen is a tab on another screen. If selected, you must specify the Parent Screen to which the tab belongs.
  6. Optionally, select the Out of Service check box to prevent the new user defined screen from being displayed in user defined screen lookups or in the grids for the Menus and Scanner Menus tabs on the User Groups form.
  7. Click Save Record.
    Note: Add fields to the new user defined screen on the Fields tab. Once you add fields, click the Generate link button to generate the new user defined screen. The screen is compiled, and it is added to the list of screens you can make available on the menu.