Costpoint Online Help

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Contents of the Manage Subcontract User-Defined Labels Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Manage Subcontract User-Defined Labels screen.

Table Window

Use this table window to enter details for subcontract user-defined labels.

Field Description
Sequence Number Enter the sequence in which you want the labels to display on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Subcontracts screen. Two rows cannot have the same sequence number. Costpoint increments sequence numbers for new rows by 10 to accommodate insertion of additional rows at a later time.
Data Type

Use this drop-down list to select the data type for the user-defined label. Valid options are:

  • Date: Select this setting to restrict entries to dates.
  • Number: Select this setting to restrict entries to numbers.
  • Text: Select this setting to allow entry of any alphanumeric text. If you select the Validated Text check box for this row, this is the only data type available.
Label Enter a user-defined label. This label displays on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Subcontracts screen, where you can assign the associated values for your subcontracts.
Help Description Enter a short description for the label.
Costpoint Validation Field Click to select a column of an existing data table. The items in this column of the table window are used as a Lookup source on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Subcontracts screen. If you make an entry in this field for a row, you cannot select the Validated Text check box for that row.
Validated Text Select this check box if entries made for this label will be restricted to specific text values. Use the Validated Text subtask to specify the valid entries for the label. If you select this check box for a row, you cannot make an entry in Costpoint Validation Field for that row. Highlight the row for which you want to enter valid entries and click Validated Text to display the Validated Text subtask.
Required Select this check box if you want this user-defined label to be a required field on the User-Defined Info subtask of the Manage Subcontracts screen.

Subtask

Subtask Description
Validated Text Select the label row and click this link to display the Validated Text subtask.