The field editing screen looks like this:
The screen displays the fields in the procedure in numerical order. Use the cursor keys to highlight the field to be edited and then select the required option using the buttons at the bottom of the window. You may insert a new field at any position by highlighting the field currently at that position and pressing the <Insert> key. The field previously at that position and any subsequent fields move down one position. A New field option at the end allows for the addition of extra fields at the end of the sequence. You may delete any field by highlighting it and either pressing the <Delete> key or clicking on the Delete button at the bottom of the window.
When the field processing list is on the screen, the main map is also displayed in the bottom half of the screen. As you move the cursor through the list of fields, the corresponding map field is highlighted for identification purposes.
You may also display any formulas set up for the fields. If the "Formulas Shown" status message is visible (turned on and off with the View toggle), any formula for the currently highlighted field is displayed, overlaying the map.
Buttons at the bottom of the screen provide the following options:
Note that the sequence of fields is very important. The fields are processed in the order in which they are listed in the Program Editor which may or may not be the sequence of the corresponding mapfield numbers in the Map Editor. Clearly input fields must be processed before any other fields whose processing depend on the input.
The buttons at the bottom of the window offer the following actions:
Select this option to access the Field Details dialog in which you can edit the properties of the highlighted field.
Select this option to delete the currently highlighted field.
Select this option to validate the processing of the current field, or to automatically generate the processing for a new field. If there is a problem the Field Details dialog is displayed with the focus at the appropriate point.
Select this option to access the Totalling dialog which offers options for automatic totalling of the quantities processed in the current field.
This button is provided to save time when modifying field processing that has benn automatically generated or for a previously created procedure. It saves you having to open the Field Details dialog to toggle the input field property. Select this option to toggle the status of the current field as an input field. Input should be enabled if the user is required to enter a value for this field.
Select this option to toggle the display of formulas for those fields which use them.
Select this option to return to the Field Processing menu .