eCandidus™ Desktop provides you with an easy way to extend any data screen with fields that are needed by special needs within your office.  This is done via the User Extension Settings screen:

You select which data screen you want to modify using the Dataset drop down.  The list of user defined fields is shown:

Field	Meaning
Label	The label to be used for the field.
Type	The type of the field.
Dataset	The dataset that applies.  Used for Key type fields.
Default	The defaukt value for the field.
Count	How many instances can be entered for the field.
Choices/Cols	The list of choices when the field is type Choice, or the column names when the type is Dataset.

The following are the field types:

Type	Meaning
AutoCaps	Capitalizes each word.
Boolean	True/False.
Caps	Forces all input to uppercase.
Char	A single character.
Choice	One value chosen form the list of values eneterd in the Choices field.
Dataset	An array of values.
Date	A date.
DateTime	A date and time.
EMail	An e-mail address.
Float	A floating point number.
Image	An image.
Integer	A whole number.
Key	A reference to another dataset, for example an address.
Memo	A note.
Money	An amount.
Name	The name of a person or company.
PCT	A percent.
Phone	A phone number.
SocialSecurity	A Social Security number.
String	A string.
Text	A large note.
Thumbnail	A thumbnail of an image.
Time	A time value.
WeekdayTimeArray	An array allowing the selection of date/time values.
ZIPCode	A ZIP Code.

The following commands are available:

Command	Meaning
	Adds a new field.

Any number of fields can be added to each dataset.

 

Creating Screens

All of the user defined fields can be used in user defined pages for the data input screen given:

The user defined fields are shown on the left.  You can have any number of pages defined.

The pages are shown after any system defined pages.  For each field:

Field	Meaning
Include in page	Checked if the field is to be included in the page.
Row	The row in the page.
Col	The column in the page.
Height	The height of the field.  Note that the height includes space for the label (if on top) and for all the values (in multiple value fields).
Width	The width of the field.  Includes the space for the label (if on the left).
Label At	The location where the label is to be shown.
Show As Grid	For fields with multiple values, is the field shown as a grid.  The height should be larger than 1.

And for each page:

Field	Meaning
Name	The name of the page, shown in the tab.
Position	The relative position in the screen.

The following commands are available:

Command	Meaning
	Adds a new page.
	Deletes the current page.

 

Using the Fields in Merging

You can use the user defined fields in any merging operation, both Documents and Forms.  The field code is obtained just like any other field in the system.

 

NOTE: Any user defined fields and screens are available to other associates when they login to the system.