Field Type Enabled in Partition

This setting indicates that the selected field type is available to be manually created by developers in this partition.

If a specific field type is not enabled, fields of this type may still be automatically created when an OTHER file is loaded.

Once you have enabled a field type to be created in the partition, you will be allowed to define the default field characteristics.

Refer to these field definitions in the Technical Reference Guide:

• Field Length

• Decimal Places

• Default Value

• Edit Mask

• Keyboard Shift

• Input Attributes

• Output Attributes

Alpha, Packed and Signed field types are always enabled.

It is recommended that you do not change these defaults unless you are an expert user with knowledge of field types and databases.

Also review the detailed field type information for your selected Common and Specialized Field Types.

Tips & Techniques

All fields types may be automatically created in the LANSA Repository when an OTHER file has been loaded. Refer to Imported Table Definitions in the Developer Guide.

• To determine if you should enable a field type, review all of the Field Type Considerations in the Technical Reference Guide.