The Line item field definition dialog

To access this dialog:

Use this dialog to specify the field settings for a line item field. Depending on the field type and other factors, some of the settings can be disabled.

General – These settings affect all line item fields in the column.

Name

The name of the field profile as it appears in the invoice profile.

Field type

Specifies the field type and determines what business logic is used.

Type

The format type of the field.

Numeric
Alpha, uppercase
Alpha, lowercase
Special characters
Space

Specifies the field format.

Specification 

Defines the format specification that describes which characters are allowed and the field length.

Position – These settings affect all line item fields in the column.

Must exist

The field must appear on the invoice. Do not select this setting if the field is in some line items but not in all of them.

Left

The field value is left aligned. Select both Left and Right if the field value is justified.

Right

The field value is right aligned.

Currency These settings affect all line item fields in the column.

Currency notation

Specifies the currency notation that the field uses.

Before amount / After amount

Indicates where the notation occurs in relation to the value.

Options – These settings affect only the selected line item field.

Decimal places

This setting is not available for line item fields.

Interpretation These settings affect all line item fields in the column.

Security

Specifies the interpretation security.

Drawing line item fields