Set Field Properties

Business System Defaults › How to Set Business System Defaults › Set Video Properties › Set Screen Video Properties › Set Field Properties

Set Field Properties

A field is an area of the screen in the generated system where an attribute value is displayed for, or entered by, the user. You define fields in terms of their display properties in order to distinguish them from other types of screen objects. See the following table, which identifies and explains the field properties you can set.

Field Properties	Comment	Initial Default	Other Options
Color	Determines color of display characters. Used only on terminals with extended color and highlighting features.	Normal (default for monitor)	White, Cyan, Yellow, Green, Pink, Red, or Blue
Intensity	Determines brightness of display.	Normal	High or Dark (no display)
Highlight	Determines how characters are highlighted. Used only on terminals with extended color and highlighting features.	Normal (default for monitor)	Underscore, Blink, or Reverse Video
Justify	Specifies how data is to be aligned within the field when input.	Default (see Note 1)	Left or Right
Put Cursor Here	Indicates where user is to enter data when generated screen appears.	No	Yes
Protected	Prevents user from entering data in protected field.	Off	On
Blank when Zero or NULL	See Note 2.	No	Yes
Fill Character	Used for input of fields shorter than defined field length.	Blank	Type desired fill character

Note:

Selecting Default lets you left-justify alphabetic text and right-justify numerals.
If you select No and no data is present, blank numeric fields will be filled with asterisks (*) and blank text fields with underscores (_). If you select No and data is present, the import view will display 0 for numeric fields, spaces for text fields, 0 for date and time fields, and spaces for commands. If you select yes, spaces will appear where there are blanks and zeroes.