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You can create User-Defined Fields for use on several forms. After a User-Defined Field is defined and saved, the form includes a Properties tab or context menu item, on which Default fields and selected Normal fields appear.
User-Defined Fields for Cargo/VC In and Time Charter In contracts are available as columns in the Cargo and Vessel grids of IMOS - Cargo Matching.
- In the Data Center , 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:
- Click its Values field and then click 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.
- Create a string and then do one of the following:
- To create a custom drop-down menu:
- After saving and exiting, a Properties tab appears on the applicable form, where the newly defined fields can be pulled in.
Note: User-Defined fields can only be used once in the Properties tab (i.e. one cannot assign the same Prompt to multiple lines). - In the Title column, click to select the field Prompt. The Value column will accept an entry based on the Field Type selection.
- 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.
8. Link ID is used to map User-Defined fields between Applicabilities.
If the Link IDs of the User-Defined fields match, then user data will be automatically ported from COA to Cargo upon cargo creation. To map Link IDs, use a common link such as "link“.
The properties can be added to IMOS - Cargo, IMOS - VC In, TC In, and TC Out lists and can be added as columns in Report Designer reports using reports with Source IMOS using relevant tables.