Chapter 4: Field Settings
NOTE: The ‘After Scan’ rules are triggered by both a completed barcode scan as well as pressing the Down Arrow key on your PDA.
AccuScan Settings [After Scan]
Auto Submit
This option represents whether or not to automatically submit this record following an 'After Scan' event for this field. If this option is chosen for the selected field, the system automatically submits the record and sets the focus to the field selected in the Go To prompt for the selected field. The form is then ready for a new record.
Clear On Submit
This option is used to tell the system whether to clear the selected field after submitting the current record in the Entry screen. If the current record is submitted as a result of an ‘After Scan’ event or by clicking the Submit button, all the fields with this option selected are cleared. If the field has a Default Value, that value is used instead of a blank entry. Turning off Clear On Submit is especially useful if several records in a row will share a value for a field – it saves the user the time of
Auto Find on Scan
When Auto Find on Scan is selected, the database will search the session table for a record with a matching value in that field. If a matching value is found, the data entry screen is populated with that record data and the user is immediately put into edit mode. If a matching value is not found, a new record is created. The Auto Find on Scan is triggered when a barcode is scanned, or when the user presses the Down Arrow key after manually entering data in that field.
Update Variables
When this option is selected, Variable field data is updated to represent the time that the record was submitted as opposed to the default operation of using the time that the record was created. This is only relevant for date/time based variable settings, of course. This is useful when you want to track the date/time a record was edited, rather than created.
Go To
This option allows the user to control the ‘tab order’ for the selected field. After a user performs a successful scan while in the focus of the selected field, the system sets the focus to whichever field is selected as the Go To Field. The user typically uses this feature to control the 'flow' of data entry. Alternatively, the Down Arrow key represents an 'After Scan' event for those PDAs that are not barcode enabled.
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