Text elements are used in all the windows of a form. They are addressed by the print program during printing. If the forms are to be compatible with the print program, you cannot choose any names for the text elements.

This function is only relevant for text elements that must be defined for characteristics in the main window.

Text elements for characteristics have the name CHAR_xxxx. They describe which data is to be printed for a characteristic (generally within a line).

You must assign a description of the text element to the characteristic (for example, 0001) in the certificate profile. The system adds this description to the "CHAR_" string (for example, "CHAR_0001"), and it expects a text element with this name when the form is processed. If you want to display several values for a characteristic (for example, original values), they can be arranged in columns to save space on the certificate. In this case, you need additional text elements of the type CHARCOL_xxxx. The CHARCOL_ and CHAR_ strings must have the same text element "xxxx".

The sample form QM_QCERT_01 contains six text elements for the output of characteristic-specific data: