Tutorial 3 - Defining Accessories
STEPforward has three specific Accessories: Date Formats, Fiscal Periods, and Value Lists. Fiscal Periods are specific to accounting applications and will not be dealt with at this time. Date Formats and Value Lists are used in all information management applications.
Exercise 3 - 1, Accessories - Date Formats |
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1. | Launch the Date Formats application. | |
Select Formats > Add menu item. | ||
Type your date format (e.g. YYYY-MM-DD) into the editable field (replacing the words New format) and press the Return key or click on the Set button. | ||
2. | Click on the left and right M and D buttons to watch your date increase and decrease from the original setting (i.e. current system date). | |
3. | Add more date formats of your choice, if you wish (you may want to use them later in other exercises). |
Exercise 3 - 2, Accessories - Value Lists When handling data of TEXT type, it may be convenient to pre-define and limit such data through the use of pop-up lists or combo boxes. These pre-defined character strings are established in STEPforward through Value Lists. |
1. | Launch Value List application. | |
2. | Click on the New button.![]() | |
3. | Type Salutation (the name of the Value List) into the Name field.![]() | |
4. | Type Select One (the name of the item).![]() | |
5. | Type Mr. type Mrs. type Not Applicable | |
6. | Click on the Save button. |
This will save the Salutation Value List and add its name to the List name area. The Value List Editor window remains open for input of additional value lists. Let's add another list. |
7. | Repeat, this time for Select One, Individual and Corporate with the List Name Entity: |
You are now ready to utilize these features in a Template along with the use of linked fields. |
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![]() | Tutorial 4 - Configuring another Global Template | |
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