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Status Bars

The status bar is an optional window element that displays information about the current state of the application. Status bars are not used on dialog boxes.

The status bar can be used to provide the following information:

• Display static data, such as accounting period during journal entry posting or variable data related to the current transaction.
• Provide help by showing a brief explanation of the field to which the cursor currently points.

The status bar can contain single-line entry fields that are not modifiable by the user.

The fields within a status bar can be mapped to either an export view or a special field.

You place fields on the status bar just as any other fields are placed on windows or dialog boxes. They are left-justified on the bar. To achieve equidistant spacing, you can insert blank work attribute fields.