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• They can be added to Cargo, VC In, TC In, and TC Out lists and can be added as columns in Report Designer reports with Source IMOS using relevant tables.

• For Cargo/VC In and Time Charter In contracts, they are available as columns in the Cargo and Vessel grids of Matching.

• In Financials, you can add them to the Transaction Data Entry form/invoices.

Creating User-Defined Fields

1. On the Data Center menu Image Modified, under Other, click User-Defined Fields.

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2. Select the Applicability:

   • Address

   • Berth

   • Cargo

   • Cargo COA

   • Cargo Itinerary

   • Cargo Name

   • Financials Invoice

   • TC In/Out

   • Vessel

   • Voyage

3. In the grid, define fields.

   • To create a custom drop-down menu:

     1. Create a string and then do one of the following:

        • In its Values field, select Edit Values.

        • Right-click its row and then click Edit Values.

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        On the User Defined Field Values form:

        1. Enter the 

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1. • 1. 1. Values you want users to choose from, including a Description for each.

        2. Close the User Defined Field Values form.

2. Select the field Status:

   • Default: The field appears on the Properties tab by default.

   • Normal: The field can be added to the Properties tab by adding a new row.

3. Define Format of the field:

• For numerical format, enter the number of decimal places

• For string, the number of maximum characters that can be supported

• Add #vessel or #cargo so that the User-Defined Field will allow you to select a Vessel from the Vessel list or a Cargo from the Cargo list, respectively.

6. Link ID is used to map User-Defined fields between Applicabilities.

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User-Defined fields can only be used once in the Properties tab (i.e., one cannot assign the same Prompt to multiple lines).