Fixed Assets Numeric Field Definitions

Use Fixed Assets Numeric Field Definitions Maintenance to maintain the table that sets up the user-definable numeric fields, which are an optional part of the Fixed Assets Maintenance.  During Numeric Field Definitions Maintenance you can assign the field name and special properties for the field to have.  While there are sixty separate numeric fields available, you only define as many fields as you need.

Note:  In addition, there are user-definable alpha fields that are an optional part of each fixed asset.  For more information, see Fixed Assets Alpha Field Definitions.

 

Directions:

1.  Click Fixed Assets from the Menu.

2.  Click Maintenance.

3.  Click Fixed Assets Numeric Field Definitions.

 

Fixed Assets Numeric Field Definitions Window Example:

 

Fixed Assets Numeric Table Maintenance Prompts

 

To update the new or changed information, click Save or press [ENTER].

Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + s]

 

Note:  Search and Retrieve are not active for this program.

CAUTION

To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed records.

Note:  There are three options for each field:  Numeric Field Label, Special Formatting, and Special Conditions.  Each of the three options for each field is described below.

Numeric Description 1 - 60

Displays the number of the field being maintained.

Numeric Field Label

Enter the label or the title of the field. (up to 30 characters)

Numeric Special Field Format

To specify the type of formatting for the field, click a choice in the drop-down list.

Special Format Options:

  • Number 1.0 - Format the field as a 1-digit number with no decimal places.
    Example:
     1

  • Number 2.0 - Format the field as a 2-digit number with no decimal places.
    Example:
     10

  • Number 12.2 - Format the field as a 12-digit number with 2 decimal places.
    Example:
     100,000,000,000.00

  • Currency 12.2 - Format the field for currency as a 12-digit number with 2 decimal places.
    Example:
     $100,000,000,000,00.00

  • Date (MM/DD/YYYY) - Format the field as a date.
    Example:
     10/23/2020

Numeric Field Special Conditions

To specify the special field conditions, click a choice in the drop-down list.

Special Field Conditions:

  • None - No special condition available for numeric fields.

Deleting a Field

Important:  To maintain data integrity, you can not delete the Fixed Assets Numeric Field Definitions.  However, you can delete a field label within the table.

To delete a field within the Numeric Field Definitions:

1.  Position the pointer to the field that you want to delete.

2.  Press [DELETE] or [BACKSPACE] to remove the entire field label.

3.  To complete the field delete, click Save or press [ENTER].

 

 

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