Fixed-length Field Names Table

To edit the Fixed-length Field Names table, you must be assigned permission 644 (Edit Fixed-length Field Names). See Permissions Used by Sierra for more information.

The Fixed-length Field Names table contains descriptive names of fixed-length fields for record displays in Sierra and the WebPAC.

You can access the Fixed-length Field Names table via the following menu path:

Admin | Parameters | General | Fixed-length Field Names

For information on modifying this table, see Maintaining System Parameter Tables.

Because the Fixed-length Field Names table contains exactly one entry for each fixed-length field, the Append, Delete, Copy, Insert, and Move tools are unavailable when editing this table.

Entries in the Fixed-length Field Names table contain the following data elements:

Element Description
Name Name of the fixed-length field to which the entry corresponds. At multi-lingual sites, the system repeats this element for each language enabled on your system. This element is protected from editing.
Field Tag The field's tag. This element is protected from editing.
Available The record type(s) in which the field appears. This element is protected from editing.
Long Name The long name for the field as it appears in Sierra and in the WebPAC. The name can be up to 80 characters long and must not contain vertical bars (|) or square brackets ([ or ]). At multi-lingual sites, the system repeats this element for each language enabled on your system.