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Use

In the second and third screen of the Select Field screen sequence, you need to select the fields and field groups you want to process in your list. That is, you need to select the fields to be displayed either in the basic list, statistics or ranked lists, or those you want to use as additional selections.

Prerequisites

You are in the Field Selection screen and want to create a new query or change an existing query.

Procedure
  1. Use the and functions

    to navigate in the Field Group Selection screen.

  2. Select one or more field groups.

    The InfoSets are divided into field groups. This allows them to be predefined. If you want to generate a list of existing flight connections, you do not need any detailed information about individual flights and associated bookings. By selecting the Flight connections field group, you restrict the number of fields offered to those belonging to this group.

    If you are editing an existing query, the Edited column contains all those field groups from which fields have already been selected.

  3. Click on to call up the Field Selection screen.

  4. Select the fields you want to display in your list from the field groups selected. Select the required fields.

    You can extend or reduce the selection of field groups and fields at any time, even if you have already defined sublists.

Additional Functions

  • Changing column headers

    You can change the column headers for selected fields on this screen by placing the cursor on one of the fields and selecting Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Column Headers Next navigation step Maintain End of the navigation path (more information: Headers and Footers). Do this by placing the cursor on a selected field and choose the function. You then see a dialog box where you can change the column header or set the default value.

  • Search fields in InfoSets

    By selecting Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Find End of the navigation path, you can search for field names of the InfoSet. The search returns a list of all fields with names contained in the search criteria. You can also select fields in this display.

  • Call up field information

    Using the function Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Field Documentation End of the navigation path, you can obtain more information about a field. Do this by placing the cursor on a field name and choose the function. You then see a dialog box containing the documentation and other technical information about the field.

    Note

    This function is available on all screens where the field names are listed.

  • Assigning Short Names