Attributes
Form ID: (CS205000)
You use this form to create new attributes or to view the details of existing attributes. An attribute is a quality or characteristic of the inventory item, project, case, lead, opportunity, or other entity that gives your company more information. For example, some attributes might be product brand, manufacturer, lead age, gender, and industry. For each attribute, you can specify what type of control should be used.
Form Toolbar
The form toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Form Toolbar and More Menu.
Summary Area
You can use the elements in this area to create a new attribute, or to select an existing attribute and view its details.
Element | Description |
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Attribute ID |
The attribute name serving as the label for the control. An alphanumeric string of up to 10 characters may be used. |
Description |
The description of the attribute. You can use an alphanumeric string of up to 30 characters. |
Control Type |
The type of control (element) to be used for the attribute. The following options are available:
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Internal |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the attribute is not available on Customer Portal. |
Contains Personal Data |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the values of this attribute are to be treated by the system as personal data. For information about how you can handle personal data in MYOB Acumatica, see Handling Personal Data. |
Entry Mask |
An entry mask for input validation. This box is available only if the Control Type is Text. For more information, see Examples of the Usage of Masks and Regular Expressions. The box is unavailable if the Selector option is selected in the Control Type box. |
Reg. Exp. |
A regular expression to be used to validate input. This expression is used if the Control Type is Text. For more information, see Examples of the Usage of Masks and Regular Expressions. The box is unavailable if the Selector option is selected in the Control Type box. |
Decimal Places |
The number of decimal places (0 through 8) that an attribute can contain. If you specify a number that is greater than 8, the system replaces the entered value with 8. If you specify 0, the system will use an integer value for the attribute. By default, the value in this box is 0. This box is available only if Number is selected in the Control Type box. |
Schema Object |
The data access class (DAC) that contains the field whose values the system will use as attribute values. The box is available if the Selector option is selected in the Control Type box. |
Schema Field |
The data field whose values the system will use as attribute values. The box is available if the Selector option is selected in the Control Type box. Attention: If you select a field
whose values depend on the values of other fields, you should
not use this attribute as a user-defined field.
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Table
This table is available for input only for the combo type attributes (that is, when the value in the Control Type box is Combo).
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Column | Description |
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Value ID |
The value of the attribute. An alphanumeric string of up to 10 characters may be used. Tip: The value of an attribute of
the Multi Select Combo control type cannot contain the
comma (,) character.
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Description |
The description of the value. Use an alphanumeric string of up to 30 characters. |
Sort Order |
The number representing the order of the value in the resulting list of attribute values. |
Disabled |
A check box that you select to make the value unavailable in any new documents that use the selected attribute. If a disabled value has been used previously in any records, it will still be available in those records, but you will not be able to use the value in any new records. |