1.  Start from Main System Menu.

 PppSYSMENU                      Main System Menu                           

 Enter number of function or place cursor on same line and press Enter.

  3  1. Use a process                                                  
     2. Submit a process to batch                                      
     3. Field control menu                                             
     4. File control menu                                              
     5. Process control menu                                           
     6. Housekeeping menu                                              
     7. Display submitted jobs - workstation                           
     8. Display submitted jobs - user                                  
     9. Display workstation message queue                              
    10. Exit from LANSA                                                

 F1=Help    F3=Exit     F12=Cancel    F14=Messages    

2.  Select the Field Control menu option. The Field Control Menu screen is displayed.

 PppDICMENU                      Field Control Menu                         

 Enter number of function or place cursor on same line and press Enter.

  1  1. Create new field definitions                                   
     2. Review or change field definitions                             
     3. Review or change field multilingual attributes                 
     4. Review, change or create field validation checks               
     5. Review, change or create field HELP text                       
     6. Print field definitions                                        
     7. Create new system variable definitions                         
     8. Review or change system variable definitions                   
     9. Create new multilingual variables                              
    10. Review or change multilingual variables                        
    11. Create or re-create a field reference file                     
    12. Exit from LANSA                                                

 F1=Help    F3=Exit    F12=Cancel    F14=Messages    

3.  From the Field Control Menu, select the Create new field definitions option.

                       The Create Field Copy Options screen is displayed.  
 DC@P100101                        Create Field Copy Options


To create this new field by 
                              copying an existing field specify details below:

  Either copy field          which exists in the  LANSA data dictionary
  Or      copy field          from file                  in lib           *LIBL



     Otherwise press ENTER to proceed without copying an existing field



 F1=Help    F3=Exit    F4=Prompt    F12=Cancel    F14=Messages

4.  Enter either:

a) The name of the field to be copied. This field's definition will be copied to the new field. You will then be given the option of copying to the new field all this field's help text and multilingual definitions, and either selecting or copying all of this field's validation rules and triggers.

b)  The name of a non-LANSA field to be copied, the file and library in which it will be found.

or

c)  Leave blank and press Enter. The Add Data Dictionary Field screen will be displayed for you to enter the new field's definitions.

Note: Virtual fields must be created manually.

Go to Step 2. Add/Modify the Field's Definitions.

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