Summary
How to create a user defined (UDT) and enter or maintain table data fields and rows via the Custom Office module in Sage 100.
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Resolution
Note: This requires use of the Custom Office module application (also known as Customizer). Not all installations of Sage 100 include this module.
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Use Customizer (the Custom Office module) to create UDTs. UDTs can be used to create tables for various modules. UDTs are sometimes used to extend the capabilities of drop-down, validation lists for User-Defined Fields (UDFs).
To create a new user-defined table (UDT):
- Open Custom Office, Main menu, User-Defined Field and Table Maintenance
- Add a User-Defined Table by one of the following methods:
- Right-click a specific module application folder (e.g. Accounts Payable or Sales Order) and select Add a User-Defined Table…
- Click on a specific module application folder (e.g. Accounts Payable or Sales Order) and click the Add a User-Defined Table… (grid button)
- For Table Name, enter a short, unique for the user-defined table (UDT)
- Note: The program will add “XX_UDT_” to the name.
- Example: “TEST” becomes “AP_UDT_TEST“
- For Description, enter a brief description for the UDT
- For Key Field information for the UDT, which will be used as the unique and primary field identifier for storage, sorting, and searching, enter:
- Key Field Name
- Key Field Description
- Key Field Length
- Click OK to save
- In the User-Defined Fields window that appears, add additional user-defined fields (UDFs) if desired.
- Note: For more information on creating UDFs, see the Related Resources section below.
- Click OK in the User-Defined Fields window
- Click OK when prompted with “Changes have been made to the user-defined fields for the <XX Name> [UDT] table. The data dictionary and the UDF data files must be updated to reflect the changes” (where “XX” is the module application and “Name” is the name of the UDT)
- Click Close to exit User-Defined Field and Table Maintenance
To Maintain UDT Data for a new user-defined table (UDT):
- Open Custom Office, Main menu, User-Defined Field and Table Maintenance
- Expand the module folder for the application module where the user-defined table (UDT) exists (e.g. Accounts Payable or Sales Order)
- Right-click the specific UDT (e.g. <XX Name> [UDT], where “XX” is the module application and “Name” is the name of the UDT)
- Select Maintain UDT Data
- Enter or maintain Key Field and any other column values in the User-Defined Table Maintenance window, and enter or maintain multiple rows if needed
- Click Accept to save and exit the window
- Click Close to exit User-Defined Field and Table Maintenance