Managing User Fields

To access the manage user fields screen, click manage user fields at the top right side of the manage descriptors screen.

The user defined data fields are used in the Business Rules Server. The field element for the data descriptor and responseFields element for the workflow descriptor typically use these user-defined fields, which are stored in the BR_USER_FIELD table that is created during the installation process. The application collects user and system defined fields, such as field names starting with IBM, and displays them in a dropdown list for users to select.

User Defined Data Structures

User-defined data, shown in Table 1, resembles the structure of the application’s predefined data structure.

Table 1. User Defined Data Structures Table

Name	Required	Description
Name	Y	Name of the field – no format is required for the user field
dataType	Y	The data type of the field. Character, byte, or pack for example.
length	N	Length of the field (Must be 1 or higher)

Create Field Detail

To access the create field detail screen, click add new user field at the top right side of the manage user fields screen or click any existing user field record.

Save

Clicking Save saves the record. Required fields, which are marked with an asterisk, must be entered prior to saving.

Cancel

Clicking Cancel returns to the previous screen.

Return to Release List

Returns to the manage releases screen.

User Field Detail

To display this screen in read only mode, click the edit icon at the right side of each record.

To change to edit mode, click the edit icon at the top, left side of the screen.