Creating common data fields

Use this procedure to create all data fields except currency and selection fields, which are discussed in Creating-currency-fields and Creating-selection-fields. For an overview of data fields, see Data-fields.

To create a data field

1. Open the appropriate form.
2. Right-click the form, and select Create a New Field > dataFieldType.
   The new field appears on the form.
3. Select the field.
4. In the Properties tab, set the field properties as needed.
   See Field-Properties.
5. To add a file system browser to a character field, see Adding-a-file-system-browser-to-character-fields.
6. To add effects such as highlighting to fields, see Adding-field-effects.
7. Select the field, drag it to a position in the form, and adjust its size.
   See Arranging-fields-in-a-form-view.
8. Right-click the form, and select Save.