Depending on the group type, this form is used in much the same was as the Buttons tab, but the buttton is included only on one script form instead of being available throughout the script. You can assign content to a user-defined button parameter either in the form of literal text or a field in an Autoline table.
To assign content to a user-defined button parameter:
On the Autoline Master menu select the Customer contact management option and the relevant Company
The Customer Contact Management menu is displayed.
Select the Scripts option
The Scripts menu is displayed.
Select the Editor option
The Script Editor form is displayed.
Open the script to which the field is to be added
The Script Editor's tabs are displayed.
On the Buttons tab, right-click on the appropriate line in the grid and select the Amend option from the pop-up menu, or select the graphic button itself
The Amend Button form is displayed.
Select the Parameters button
The Parameter Assignments form is displayed.
Double-click a line in the grid representing the parameter to be changed
The Assignment List form is displayed.
Select either the Literal text or the Field radio button
If Literal text is selected, fill in the adjacent edit field and select the OK button
You are returned to the Parameter Assignments form with this form's Literal text edit field's contents copied to the selected Parameter Assignments form line's Assignment column
If Field is selected, select a table line in the Source tables grid and a field belonging to that table in the Fields available from DICTE grid, and select the OK button
You are returned to the Parameter Assignments form with this form's Field contents used to generate content of the selected Parameter Assignments form line's Assignment column
This form is displayed when:
You double-click a line on the grid in the Parameter Assignments form. It enables you to generate content for the selected grid line's Assignment column in the Parameter Assignments form.
You select the Assign button on the Control Assignments dialog box after selecting the Controls graphic button on the Forms tab of the Script Editor. It enables you to generate content for the form controls in a script.
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of either the Target field or Source data fields in the Field to Field Assignments dialog box when you select the Fields graphic button on the Forms tab of the Script Editor. It enables you to generate content for the fields in a script.
You select the Parameters button on the Button Properties form and select a line on the grid in the Parameter Assignments form when setting button actions by selecting the Buttons graphic button on the Forms tab of the Script Editor. It enables you to generate actions for the buttons in a script.
Literal text: Copies the text in the adjacent box into the selected field in the form from which it was displayed. For example, it copies the text in the adjacent box to the Assignment column in the Parameter Assignments form. Anything in the Source tables and Fields available from DICTE grids of this form is ignored.
Field: Uses the Field in the selected line in the Fields available from DICTE grid to generate the content of the selected field in the form from which it is displayed. For example, it generates content for a grid line's Assignment column in the Parameter Assignments form. Any entry in this form's Literal text edit box is ignored.
Source tables:
Note: A module can own several tables, resulting in the Module column likely containing many table lines with the same module. Selecting a line in this table automatically selects the Field radio button.
Module: The Autoline module that the table belongs to, for example CM for customer contact management
Table: Identifies a table belonging to the Module
Note: Some tables do not belong to a specific Autoline module, their Module columns being blank. They are displayed in blue text, as are user-defined fields created on the Derived fields tab (and therefore unique to the selected script) and generic fields such as Date and Time.
Fields available from DICTE:
Note: This grid contains fields belonging to the selected table in the Source tables grid. Selecting a line in this table automatically selects the Field radio button.
Field: Identifier, for example DOB for date of birth
Type: The category of data held in the field, for example Date
Tip: The selected source table's description is displayed in the form's status bar at bottom-left and the selected field's description at bottom-centre.
