Contents of the Manage Vendor User-Defined Labels Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Manage Vendor User-Defined Labels screen.

Contents

Field Description
Sequence Number

Enter the sequence in which you want the labels to display on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Vendor screen. Two rows cannot have the same sequence number; if they do, you cannot save this screen. Costpoint increments new rows by tens, allowing for insertion of additional rows at a later time.

Data Type

Use this drop-down list to select the data type allowed on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Vendors screen.

  • Date: Allows entry of a date only.
  • Number: Allows entry of a number only.
  • Text: Allows entry of alphanumeric text. If you enter Y in the Validated Text field, you must select this setting.
Label

Enter text for the label to serve as the default in the Labels field on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Vendors screen.

Help Description

Enter a short help description that you want to display at the bottom of the screen when you enter data on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Vendors screen.

Costpoint Validation Field

Click to select a column of an existing Costpoint data table. The items in this column are used as a lookup source on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Vendors screen. You cannot select the Validated Text option when this field is active.

Validated Text

Select this check box if entries made for this label are restricted to specific alphanumeric text. Use the fields in the Validated Text block to create these text items and their descriptions. You cannot use the Costpoint Validation Field for this row when there is a Y (Yes) in this column.

Required

Select this check box if this user-defined information will be a required field for all vendors on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Vendors screen.

Validated Text

Use the fields in this block to set up valid values for each of the validated text labels. For each row that has a Y (Yes) in the Validated Text column, you must set up at least one valid value. If you do not, you cannot enter anything into that row on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Vendors screen.

Warning: If you delete a valid text row, all of the related rows on the Vendor User-Defined Info screen are also deleted.
Field Description
Text

Enter a value for the user-defined label. You can have as many different values as you need for each different validated text label.

Description

Enter an optional description for each of the text values. This description displays along with the text values when you use the lookup on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Vendors screen.