Accessing Format Control

You can access the Format Control utility in Service Manager as follows:

• Access Format Control from Forms Designer:
  
  Note: The best method for accessing Format Control is through Forms Designer. Accessing the record from the form with the same name as the Format Control record reduces your chances of accessing the wrong record.

1. Click Tailoring > Forms Designer.
2. Type the name of the form you want to view in the Form field of the Forms Designer dialog box.
3. Click Search to find the form.
4. Click Format Control from the More Actions menu. The Format Control record opens for the selected form.

• Access Format Control from Database Manager:
  
  Note: To access the Format Control Additional Options for Change Management, you must select Administration Mode or you will be using Change Management instead of Database Manager.
  
  Click Tailoring > Database Manager.

• To access Format Control directly:
  
  Note: Accessing Format Control directly without going through Forms Designer enables you to search for an existing record or create a new record.
  
  Click Tailoring > Format Control.

Open a Format Control record

To open a Format Control record:

1. Open Format Control using one of the following options:
   • Click Tailoring > Format Control.

   • Type fc in the Service Manager command line and click Execute command or press Enter.

     Service Manager opens a blank Format Control Maintenance form.

2. Type the name of the form or leave all fields blank, and then click Search.

   Service Manager opens a list of active forms. If only one form matches the query, Service Manager will display that form.

3. Click a form on the list to open it. Service Manager opens the selected form, showing the Main Information screen.

Add a Format Control record

To add a Format Control record:

1. Access Format Control from Forms Designer.

   Service Manager creates a new Format Control record for the form. Service Manager automatically places the form’s name in the Name field. By default, a value is automatically entered in the System field (a required field) and the Use Default Sort box is selected.

   Note: When you access Format Control in this manner, the name of the new record defaults to the same name as the form used to access it. In the rare cases where you need a different name, override the default name.

2. Add the desired data.
3. Click New to add the record to the database.

Related topics

Format Control
Array maintenance
Array structure maintenance functions