Contents of the Manage Employee User-Defined Labels Screen

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

Table Window

Field Description
Sequence Number

Enter the sequence in which you want the labels to display in the Manage Employee User-Defined Information screen. Each row must have a unique sequence number. If you enter the same sequence number for two rows, you cannot save this screen.

By default, Costpoint automatically increments the sequence number by 10 for each new row, to allow for insertion of additional rows at a later time.

Data Type

From the drop-down list, select the data type allowed in the Manage Employee User-Defined Information screen. Valid options are:

  • Date: You can enter a date.
  • Number: You can enter a number.
  • Text: You can enter alphanumeric text.

Only Text data types are allowed if you select the check box in the Validated Text column.

Label

Enter a maximum of 20 alphanumeric characters for the row heading. This label displays in the Manage Employee User-Defined Information screen and you can assign values to your selected organization.

Help Description

Enter a maximum of 120 alphanumeric characters for each short help description that displays at the bottom of the screen (in the on-screen help taskbar) when you are entering data in the Manage Employee User-Defined Information screen.

Costpoint Validation Field

Click to select a column of an existing data table. The items in this column display when you click in the Manage Employee User-Defined Information screen. You cannot use the Validated Text column when this column is active.

Highlight the row for which you want to enter values and enter them in the Validated Text table.

Validated Text

Select this check box if entries for this label are restricted to specific alphanumeric text. Use the Validated Text table to create these text items and their descriptions. The Costpoint Validation Field is unavailable for this row when this check box is selected.

Required

Select this check box if this user-defined information is a required field for this organization on the Manage Employee User-Defined Information screen.

Subtasks

Subtask Description
Validated Text Use the Validated Text subtask to set up valid values for each of the text labels that you create on this screen.