Customize Fields Window
You can customize many features of the General Information fields. Follow the guidelines provided below to complete the fields on the Customize Fields window.
Items in this window
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| Asset Field | Use this field to select the asset field you want to customize. The system lists all customizable asset fields here. The attributes of the selected field are displayed on the right. |
| Tag Field | This field displays the name of the field designated as the Tag field in Sage Fixed Assets – Tracking. This field appears only if the open company uses Sage Fixed Assets – Tracking. |
| Last Inventory Date Field | This field displays the name of the field designated as the Last Inventory Date. If you have not yet designated a field as a Last Inventory Date field, "not assigned" appears in this field. This field appears only if the open company uses Sage Fixed Assets – Tracking. |
| View | Use this field to specify the viewing or entry rights you want to allow users for the selected field. |
| Title | The system uses this field to display the name of
the currently selected field. To edit the field, type over the current
name. After changing the name of a field, the system still displays the
original name in the list of available fields to the left. This option
is most often used for the user-defined fields. Caution! Do not change the name of a field to a name that is already in use by a Sage Fixed Assets application. Here is a list of field names that should be avoided. |
| Entry Mask | Use this field to specify the type of character (such as number or alphanumeric) or how many characters you want to allow users to type in the field. The default number is listed on top of the field; as you change the number of characters, the system tracks the number of characters you are typing. To change the number of characters allowed, type or delete the Xs. See Entry Mask Field. |
| Default | Use this field to type in a default entry for the field. The user can overwrite the default. |
| Message | Use this field to enter a brief explanatory message to appear in the status bar when a user enters the field. For example, if you rename Custom Field 1 to Branch, you might want the prompt to read "Enter the number of the branch office in which the asset is located." |
| Entry Order | Use this field to specify the order in which you
want the fields to appear in Asset Detail. When changing the entry order
of a field, the field previously holding that entry order swaps places
with the new field. Example: Suppose you change the field in the 7th position to the 4th position. The field that was in the 4th position will now be in the 7th position. |
| Activate SmartList? | Select this check box to enable the SmartList Manager button. |
| [SmartList Manager] | Select this button to display the SmartList Manager window, which allows you to create valid entries for asset fields. A list of valid entries for an asset is called a SmartList. See Creating Valid Field Entries with SmartLists. |
| Restore Defaults | Select this button to restore the default settings for this window. Selecting this button erases all modifications you've made to all the fields. |