Contents of the Manage Organization User-Defined Labels Screen

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

Contents

Field Description
Sequence Number

Enter the sequence in which you want the labels to display on the Manage Organization User-Defined Information screen. Two rows cannot have the same sequence number. Sequence numbers for new rows are automatically incremented by 10 to accommodate insertion of additional rows at a later time.

Data Type

Use this drop-down list to select the data type for the user-defined label. Valid options are:

  • Text: Select this setting to allow entry of any alphanumeric text. If you select the Validated Text option for this row, this is the only data type available.
  • Number: Select this setting to restrict entries to numbers.
  • Date: Select this setting to restrict entries to dates.
Label

Enter a user-defined label. This label displays on the Manage Organization User-Defined Information screen, where you can assign the associated values for your organizations.

Help Description

Enter a short description for the label. The help description displays at the bottom of the Manage Organization User-Defined Information screen when you enter data.

Costpoint Validation Field

Click to select a column of an existing data table. The items in this column of the table window are used as a Lookup source on the Manage Organization User-Defined Information  screen. If you make an entry in this field, you cannot select the Validated Text check box for this row.

Validated Text

Select this check box if entries made for this label will be restricted to specific text values. Use the Validated Text subtask to specify the valid entries for the label. If you select this check box for a row, you cannot make an entry in Costpoint Validation Field for that row. Highlight the row for which you want to enter valid entries and click Validated Text to display the Validated Text subtask.

Required

Select this check box if you want this user-defined label to be a required field on the Manage Organization User-Defined Information screen.

Subtask

Subtask Description
Validated Text Select the label row and click this link to display the Validated Text subtask.