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This menu appears when you complete your replies for a new contents list in the Maintain Contents Window |
Purpose |
This menu gives you a choice of ways of creating the rows in your new contents list. The program can: § Automatically create a row from each Global record available at the selected startpoint. Each row is created with a column structure matching the field structure of the Global record. |
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§ Automatically copy rows (and their column structure) from another contents list at the same or another startpoint. |
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§ Enable you to create the rows and their column structures from scratch. |
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You can make any necessary amendments to the automatically generated rows. |
The options are:
All records at this startpoint |
Base the new contents list on all the fields in all the Global records that are available at the selected startpoint. The program creates a new row for each Global record which is available at the selected startpoint. The row ids and descriptions are set to those of the Global record. Þ Contents Options Menu. |
Contents list at this startpoint |
Base the new contents list on another contents list that already exists for the selected startpoint. A pop-up enquiry appears listing any other contents lists for the selected startpoint. When you select a contents list Þ Copy Contents Window. |
Contents list at another startpoint |
Base the new contents list on a contents list that already exists for another startpoint. A pop-up enquiry appears listing contents lists for other startpoints. When you select a contents list Þ Copy Contents from Startpoint Window. |
Empty list |
Create an empty contents list. You can then specify the items you want to include in it manually. Þ Contents Options Menu. |