Custom Field

This option provides you the flexibility to define fields apart from those that are already available in the standard version of Aura. Thus, it enables you to customize additional data storage and use as required to suit your specific business needs.

The tabs available in the Custom Field page are:

To add a new Custom Field -

  1. From Admin menu, click System Codes, Custom Fields, and then Custom Fields. Custom Fields search page appears. All Custom Fields available in Aura appear on the page if available.

  1. Click Add. New Custom Fields -- Details (1/2) page appears.

The following screen appears when the Type is Date, Number, String or List of values.

The following screen appears when the Type is Aura Parameter.

  1. Enter Name of the custom field.

  2. Select Type from the pre-shipped list. The options available are -- Date, Number, String, List of values and Aura parameter.

  3. When the value Aura Parameter is selected in the Type field, you can select the parameter. To select the Parameter, Click on the Parameter Hyperlink. The Aura Parameters Search page appears with the list of all the Aura Parameters. Select the required Parameter.

  4. Enter Notes for custom field.

  5. Click Next. New Custom Field -- Confirmation (2/2) page appears.

The following screen appears when the Type is Aura Parameters,

  1. Click Finish. Custom Field page appears displaying the details of the Custom field you added.

The following screen appears when the Type is Date, Number, String and List of values.

The following screen appears when the Type is Aura Parameters

Functions: Add, Search, Edit, Delete, Suspend, Activate.

On creation of the custom field, it will be in the Active status.

Delete: You can delete a Custom Field record by a click on Delete button. Aura will ask for confirmation, on approving which the selected record will be deleted. The Custom Field record can be deleted until it is used in Aura application.

Suspend: If you want to suspend a Custom Field record then click on Suspend button. Aura will ask for confirmation. On confirmation Aura will suspend the Custom Field and Activate button will appear in place of Suspend button.

Activate: If you want to activate a suspended Custom Field record then click on Activate button. Aura will ask for confirmation. On confirmation Aura will activate the Custom Field and Suspend button will appear in place of Activate button.

To edit the custom field

  1. Access Custom Field page.

  2. Click Edit. Edit Custom Field page appears.

All the fields are editable except the Type field.

  1. Click Save. Custom Field page appears with the edited details.

Note:

Edit screen varies based on the Type of the custom field being edited.

Values

This tab allows you to add the values for the created custom field record.

To Add a Value,

  1. Access the Custom Field page where Type is List Of Values. Click on the Value tab and then .

  2. Click Add. New Value page appears.

  1. Enter Description for the custom field.

  2. Click Save.

Functions: Add, Edit, Delete

To edit the Value,

  1. Click Edit. Edit Value page appears.

  1. Click Save. Value page appears with the edited details.

Delete: You can delete a Value by clicking on Delete button. When you click Delete button, Aura displays an alert message. On confirmation, Aura will delete the Value. A Value can be deleted until it is used.