Record Properties

Most of the pages in the interface style display lists of properties that are available for specific record types. You can use these pages to choose which properties will be enabled in the project and what they will be called. Although the properties displayed in each list will vary depending on the type of record, they all work in a similar manner.

Property: The basic name for the field. This cannot be changed.
Type: The data type for the field: Text, Date, Number or Drop-Down. This cannot be changed.
- If it is a text field, the number in parentheses represents the maximum number of characters that can be entered into the field.
- If it is a drop-down list and the property is enabled, you can click the Edit icon, , in the Type column to view or edit the options that will appear in the list. This information also is displayed when you click the Customize Drop-Downs button.

Enabled: Determines whether the field will be enabled in the interface and report output. Click inside the cell to toggle between Yes and No. Note that fields containing an asterisk (*) cannot be disabled.
Display Name: The name that will appear in the interface and report output. To change the name, click inside the cell and edit the text.
Tooltip: A short statement that will be displayed when a user holds the mouse over the field name in a table or worksheet. To change the tip, click inside the cell and edit the text. To delete all tooltips from every page in the interface style, click the Clear Tooltips button.

On the FMEA > Controls page and the FMEA > Actions page, an additional option will be displayed above each properties table.

If you clear the Enable Controls for Causes check box, all controls-related functionality will be disabled within the project. For example, the Controls node will not appear in the FMEA hierarchy view, the FMEA > Controls submenu will be hidden, etc. The properties table will be disabled because these settings are not applicable for this interface style.
If you clear the Enable Actions for Causes check box, the Actions node will not appear in the FMEA hierarchy view and the FMEA > Actions submenu will be hidden. The properties table will still be enabled because these settings can be used in other areas of the system, including the DFR Planner and the My Portal window.