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REP001 - Create Fields

The Repository field definitions are the foundation of your business applications. Other objects in the Repository such as tables, components and functions are built from the basic field definitions. The centralization of a single definition and its reuse provide huge productivity benefits.
Objectives

• To highlight how the LANSA Repository increases developer productivity.
• To create the following fields in the repository (where iii=your initials):

  Field Name	Description	Type / Length
  iiiDeptCode	Department Code	Alpha(4)
  iiiDeptDescription	Department Description	Alpha(20)
  iiiEmployNumber	Employee ID	Alpha(2)
  iiiSurname	Employee Surname	Alpha(25)
  iiiGivenName	Employee Given Name	Alpha(25)
  iiiSalary	Employee Salary	Decimal(11,2)
  iiiStartDate	Employee Start Date	DateTime(26)
  iiiEmployNotes	Employee Notes	String(512)

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  Note: These fields will be used to create the Department and Personnel tables in later repository exercises.
  To achieve these objectives, you will complete the following:
  Step 1. Prepare Your System
  Step 2. Copy Fields
  Step 3. Manually Create Fields
  Step 4. Reference Fields
  Step 5. Delete a field
  Step 6. Create a Dynamic List for Your Fields
  Step 7. Create and Execute Test Form
  Step 8. Change your field definitions
  Summary
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