Setting field attributes

In a view, you can change the display and create attributes for a field.

You can change the following field display attributes:

  • Field heading. (By default, the heading in the database display is the field name used in the layout, but you can change this for display purposes only.)
  • Output width
  • Leading zeros (numeric fields)

You can change the following field creation attributes for alphanumeric fields:

  • Filler
  • Action
  • Start character
  • Pattern
  • Repeat user pattern

You can change the following field creation attributes for numeric fields:

  • Start value
  • End value
  • Increment
  • Cycle

To change the field attributes:

  1. On the View : Segment Layout panel, enter an E in the Cmd field adjacent to the field that you want to edit.

    The Field Attributes panel is displayed and shows the attributes appropriate for the field type.

  2. Enter values in the attribute fields that you want to change.

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