User Defined Fields

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You can create any number of user-defined fields to contain data specific to individual Informer users. These fields, along with the standard user fields described in the Runtime Keywords Appendix, may then be used within report selections to implement row-level security.

Creating User Defined Fields

Administrators manage user defined fields through the User Fields tab in the administration module. A list of existing user defined fields is provided in the User Fields listing. To edit an existing field, simply click the Field Name in the listing. To create a new field, click the New User Field action in the User Fields action bar. The following options are available for field definition:

• Field Name : choose a name for your user field. This name should be a simple word or phrase (without spaces) that you will use to reference the data. For example, a user-defined field named “department” would be referenced in report selections as “{user.department}”. The name is case insensitive.

• Label : how the field is displayed to end users within Informer in the user maintenance screen, selection criteria, and as a parameter

• Description : verbose description defining the purpose of the user field

• Default Value : value assigned to all users for this field unless otherwise specified on their user record

• Auto Suggest Type : describes how Informer should provide auto suggestions for this field. If you select None, Informer does not provide auto suggestions. If you select Use Previous Values, Informer uses the set of all existing values for this field to populate auto suggestions. If you select Code File, Informer uses the keys and values from the specified Code File to populate auto suggestions.

For more details about how Informer makes use of User Defined fields throughout the application, please see the Security section of this document.