In the Field Selection window, items in the Available Category Fields list are arranged in an expanding tree structure. There are several types of items available for selection in the Available Catalog Fields list.
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Database Items: An upper level branch of the tree, Database Items contains fields available from each of the tables included in the referenced Information Category. |
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Data Lookup: Any data lookup(s) that has been created. |
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Sub Report: Any sub report(s) that have been created. |
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Tables: Specific tables contained in the selected database are identified. |
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Text: Field contains data which will display as text in the report. |
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Numeric: Field contains data which will display as numerals in the report. |
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Numeric: A variant of the numeric field where the value includes a decimal. Also called floating point numbers. |
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System Fields: An upper level branch of the tree, System Fields are generic fields available regardless of the specific database that has been selected. These fields include textual and numeric values, i.e., page number, user ID, current date, etc. |
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Date: Field contains current or selected date. |
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User Fields: An upper level branch of the tree, User Fields contains special user-defined fields if any have been created. |
Fields can be added to or removed from the Field Selections lists.