To Create an Attribute

You can create an attribute to use it in the user-defined field. Add user-defined fields to a form, where they will be displayed on the User-Defined Fields tab. The fields are visible for all users of the MYOB Advanced instance with access to this form. The value of each user-defined field is added to the data of the record when you enter or edit the value and save your changes. Information about added fields is stored in your MYOB Advanced instance.

Note: Only users with the Customizer user role can add user-defined fields. Adding user-defined fields is available to a limited number of forms. For details, see Attributes.

Before You Proceed

Before adding a new field to a screen, you should define the attribute for the field or be sure they are already defined on the Attributes (CS205000) form.

Note: The text entered in the Description box of the Attributes form will be used as the caption for the field. We recommend using title-style capitalization for consistency with other UI elements.

To Create an Attribute

  1. In your MYOB Advanced instance, open the Attributes (CS205000) form.
  2. On the form title bar, click Add Record.
  3. In the Attribute ID box of the Summary area, type the attribute name. The attribute ID serves as the label for the control.
  4. In the Description box, type the description for the attribute. This text will be used as the caption for the field.
    Note: For consistency with other UI elements, we recommend using title-style capitalization.
  5. In the Control Type box, select the desired type of the control: Text, Combo, Multi Select Combo, Check Box, or Datetime.
  6. Select the Internal check box, if this attribute is intended to be used only as internal.
  7. Select the Contains Personal Data check box, if this attribute is intended to contain personal data.
  8. Depending on the selected type of the control if needed perform the corresponding action:
    1. If you select the Text type, you can specify an input validation rule based on an input mask or a regular expression. Input validation ensures that the entered data is valid and usable. For details, see Examples of the Usage of Masks and Regular Expressions.
      Note: You can specify an input validation rule based on an input mask or a regular expression. Input validation ensures that the entered data is valid and usable. For details, see Examples of the Usage of Masks and Regular Expressions.
    2. If you select the Combo or Multi Select Combo type:
      1. On the table toolbar, click Add Row.
      2. In the Value ID column, type value.
      3. In the Description column, type description.
      4. If needed, click the clip icon an the left and attach the file.
      5. Repeat steps i-iv the needed number of times.
        Note: You can select the Disabled column to restrict specific settings from usage without deleting them in attribute.
  9. On the form toolbar, click Save.

You created an attribute which can be added to classes and used for user-defined fields.