Field information

The field information section is a tabular view that displays the actual field definitions defined within the record layout that is being edited.

Field sequence

Altering the sequence of a field overrides the default order in which fields are displayed in the editor.

To change the sequence of a field:

  1. Select the field definition which you want to alter the sequence of
  2. Click in the Sequence column of the field definition
  3. Enter a numeric value that represents the position that you want the field to be displayed in

Field selection

Choosing to make a field definition selected makes that particular field visible when the template is applied to a data set. Fields that are not identified as being selected will not be displayed when the template is applied.

  1. Select the field definition that you want selected
  2. Click in the Selected column of the field definition to display a toggle menu
  3. Choose Select from the menu

Alternatively, pressing Enter, the space bar, or the letter "s" accomplishes the same task.

Field holding

Similarly, if a field definition is identified as being held, that field will always be visible on screen when the template is applied in the Formatted Data Editor. This is particularly useful if you would like to keep a certain field on screen at all times while you scroll through the records in your data set.

To hold a field:

  1. Select the field definition that you want to hold.
  2. Click in the Hold column of the field definition to display a toggle menu.
  3. Choose Hold from the menu.

Alternatively, pressing Enter, the space bar, or the letter "h" accomplishes the same task.

Long hexadecimal

You can change the display of any alphanumeric field in a record layout to long hexadecimal.

To display a field using long hexadecimal:

  1. Select an alphanumeric field definition that you want to display in the long hexadecimal format.
  2. Click in the Type column of the field definition to display a drop-down menu.
  3. Choose AN for alphanumeric or AX for alphanumeric hexadecimal.