Here is a description of the fields that make up a reporting prompt
Information that the user provides at run time.. Some of these fields may not be visible or editable at all times, or in all package combinations.
| Field | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting Prompt Name | * | 80 | Name of this reporting prompt, such as Company or Current Period. |
Key: * – Mandatory field; x – Not used for prompts of type "Company"
The number indicates the number of characters that are allowed in this text field, where appropriate.
| Field | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Default Value | x | 255 | Value used by default. Must be valid for the selected prompt type. |
| Picklist Values | x | 255 | List of picklist values. Items are separated by a line break. |
| Prompt Key | * | Unique key RP01 to RP99. Populated automatically. | |
| Reporting Definition | * | Master-Detail link to the related reporting definition. | |
| Required | x | Indicates that a user response is mandatory. | |
| Sort Order | x | Controls, in ascending numerical order, the sequence in which this prompt is presented to the user. Enter 1 for the first reporting prompt, 2 for the second and so on. Numbers must be unique for this reporting definition. | |
| Type | Picklist of reporting prompt types: Text, Number, Date, Company, Picklist or Accounting Period. See Accounting Period Adjustments (Soft Periods) for more information about the Accounting Period option. |