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On the Data Center menu , under Other, click User-Defined Fields.
Select the Applicability:
In the grid, define fields.
To create a custom drop-down menu:
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.
On the User Defined Field Values form:Enter the Values you want users to choose from, including a Description for each.
Close the User Defined Field Values form.
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.
Define Format of the field:
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Size and range of User-Defined Field types
Type | Size | Data Range |
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integer | 4 bytes | -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 |
long | 4 bytes | -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 |
float | 4 bytes | 3.4E +/- 38 (7 digits) |
double | 8 bytes | 1.7E +/- 308 (15 digits) |
string | array of characters (up to 512 characters) |