Keri Systems BioPointe - Manual (Page 67)

Biopointe Central User’s Manual
Advance Features 63
Field Definition module allows user to change the display name and the properties of the
display field. Beside these, user is able to have a selection list for that particular field by
double clicking on the drop list file and select which file from the drop down list. It also
provides user ways to set the default values for this field once user adds a record during
runtime. Below is a set of default formats that are provided by the system.
Fill default Format Description
Current Date -- The field will have the current date as default.
Current -- This field will be set to the log on user as default.
Fixed User input Set this field to a fixed default value.
Sequence [LEN16] Set this field with a number count with 16 digits.
Daily Seq. [YYYYMMDD][LEN8] Set the field with the current date format as yyyymmdd plus a
number counter with 8 digits.
Monthly
Seq. [YYYYMM][LEN10] Set the field with the current month format as YYYYMM plus a
number counter with 10 digits.
Yearly Seq. [YYYY][LEN6] Set the field with the current year format as YYYY plus a
number counter with 6 digits.
Field [L:FIELDNAME] Set the field to another Field with the Field ID as FIELDNAME.
None -- No default settings.
NOTE:
Make sure user click on the “None” Default format before clicking on the desired
default format to change the default format.
1) Select or modify settings.
2) Click on the OK button after modifications are completed. (Note: The values are not
saved yet.)
3) After modifying the fields.
4) Click on the Save button of the database setup module to save the information.
n
Select the desired
default format.
Click and modify the
counter current
number.
Modify the Default format
(Eg change the counter
number from 4 to 3)
Double-click to select a
drop list file.