Searching the Help
To search for information in the Help, type a word or phrase in the Search box. When you enter a group of words, OR is inferred. You can use Boolean operators to refine your search.
Results returned are case insensitive. However, results ranking takes case into account and assigns higher scores to case matches. Therefore, a search for "cats" followed by a search for "Cats" would return the same number of Help topics, but the order in which the topics are listed would be different.
Words and Phrases
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| A single word | cat
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Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats". |
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A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase. |
"cat food" (quotation marks) |
Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase. |
Using Boolean Operators
| Search for | Operator | Example |
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Two or more words in the same topic |
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| Either word in a topic |
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| Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase |
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| Topics that contain one string and do not contain another | ^ (caret) |
cat ^ mouse
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| A combination of search types | ( ) parentheses |
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State Definition field descriptions
The State definition record defines the behavior and display specifications for a record at a specific period in time.
In the State record non-base methods can be defined or the behavior of base methods can be modified. Base methods are described in the sections Base functions in se.search.engine, Base functions in se.view.engine, and Base functions in se.list.engine. They include functions such as save, find, fill, OK, Cancel, and Search.
The field descriptions for the State Definition form are:
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State state |
Specifies the name of the State. (required) |
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Display Screen display.screen |
The display screen to associate with the State. |
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Initialization Process init.process |
The name of a Process to run prior to entering the State. |
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Format format.name |
Specifies the format in which the State record opens. This form is stored in a record, and it can be a variable or hard-coded. The name of the format can be hard-coded or be contained in a variable or retrieved from a record via a system language expression. |
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Input Condition input.condition |
The input condition is evaluated for view States and determines whether or not the record is read-only. Specify false for read-only or true for editable. You may also enter an expression that evaluates to true or false.otherwise, enter true or enter an expression that evaluates to true or false. |
| Non-base methods | |
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Display Action process.label |
Specifies the action parameter that comes from a display action after input from a user. The display action comes from the action field in the display option of a button or menu item clicked by a user. |
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Process Name valid.process |
Specifies the name of the Process run as a result of the action. |
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Condition process.condition |
Specifies an expression that evaluates to true for the Process specified in the Process Name to be called. |
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Save First run.save.before |
Choose to run the save Process before you run this Process. Type true to save first; otherwise, enter false. The default is false. |
