Finding fields


Use the procedures here to locate a field in a specific form view. These procedures are useful in the following circumstances:

  • The form has a lot of fields.
  • You need to find an unlabeled field.
  • You need to find a field that is behind another field.
  • You know the field ID but do not know where the field is on the form.

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To find a field by ID, label, or name

  1. Open the appropriate form.
  2. If the form has multiple views, select the appropriate view.
  3. Select Edit > Find/Replace.
  4. In the Find Field field of the Find Fields dialog box, enter an alphanumeric string to search for.
    The string can be all or part of the field's label, database name, or ID.
  5. In the By Type section, select the option that identifies the string entered in step 4:
    • Label—The name of the field displayed on the form.
    • Name—The name that identifies the field in the database.
    • Field ID—The number that identifies the field internally in AR System server.
  6. Select the direction to search.
  7. (Optional) Select one or more search options.
  8. Click Find.
    The first field that matches the search criteria is highlighted in the form.
  9. Repeat step 8 until all fields matching the search criteria are found.

To find a field in the Outline tab

  1. Open the appropriate form.
  2. If the form has multiple views, select the appropriate view.
  3. In the Outline tab, click one of these display format buttons:
    • Show Tree Overview
      In this format, the fields are displayed in a tree view, which shows any parent-child relationships among the fields. Each field is identified as follows:
      fieldTypeIcon fieldDatabaseName (fieldID)
    • Show Table Overview
      In this format, the fields are listed in a table that contains these columns: Field ID, Name, Label, and Type. You can sort the table on any column.
  4. In the Outline tab, select the field that you want to locate.
    In the form, the selected field is outlined with a selection box, and its properties are displayed in the Properties tab.

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*