The Field specifications dialog

To access this dialog:

This dialog displays field specifications in the system. (Field specifications are part of field exceptions.) By right-clicking, you can open, delete, and create new field specifications.

Note: The name of this dialog is hidden if the dialog is docked (as it is by default).

ID

Each field specification has a unique ID number.

Name

The name of the field specification.

Field type

The field type associated with the field specification.

Activation

If the field specification is Active and is used in a field rule, the field is interpreted and is displayed in Verify. If the field specification is Inactive and is used in a field rule, the field is not interpreted and is not displayed in Verify.

Format specification

The format specification for the field specification.

Prefix

The prefix for the field specification.