Category Context Menu
A right-click on the blank area of the Category dialog opens a context menu.
Undo
Click to undo the previous action.
Redo
Click to redo the previous action.
Snap to grid
If selected, a grid will be displayed on the category dialog.
New Text Field
A field for entering short alpha-numeric text string with a default length of 50 characters. The maximum field length is at least 2000 (dependent on the database type).
New Number Field
Number fields are implemented as signed 32 bit integers. Their values can range from:
-2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,648.
New Decimal Field
Numbers in a decimal field can include figures up to a total of 28 digits long (including digits following a decimal point).
New Date Field
Date format as defined by the computer's regional settings.
New Date and Time Field
Date and Time format as defined by the computer's regional settings. Precision of using 'hours and minutes' (by selecting the 'minutes' option) or 'hours, minutes and seconds' (by selecting the 'seconds' option) must be selected.
New Check Box
A checkbox can have one of three values:
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1 - displayed with a check-mark.
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0 - displayed with no check-mark.
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NULL - it has neither a value of yes or not. Unless a default value is defined, a checkbox field initially contains the 'not defined' value.
Setting the background color of a checkbox to "Automatic" makes its background transparent.
New Numeric Counter
A number field which contains a predefined counter. It can also be specified whether the counter should be set on the client side so the user sees it before saving, or on the server where it will be left empty until after saving. For further details, see:
New Formatted Counter
This is a text field which includes a counter with a specific format. For example, "Inv_%04d" generates counters "Inv_0001, Inv_0002 etc.".
New Table
This is a table field for which the number of columns can be defined. Supported column index field types are: Text, Number, Decimal, Date, Date and Time, and Check Box. After creation, columns can also be edited and removed.
New Label
Labels are free-form text strings used for headings or to provide further information. The maximum length of a label is 500 characters. Setting a label's background color to "Automatic" makes its background transparent.
New Image
Places an image onto the dialog. Supported formats are BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG and TIFF.
New Tab Field
This option creates a field on the dialog where tabs can be placed.
Click on the ellipses (...) in the tab field's header to add another tab. Right-click on 'New Tab' and select 'Properties' to set the tab name and display properties for a single tab. Select 'Control Properties' to set the properties for the entire tab field.
New Single Keyword Field
Provides a link to a predefined keyword dictionary. Existing dictionaries will be listed and new dictionaries can be added. Users select which keyword is relevant from a drop-down menu while adding a document to a category.
New Multiple Keyword Field
Functions similarly to the Single Keyword Field, with the exception that it allows a user to select multiple keywords from the drop-down when adding a document by holding the SHIFT key.
New Primary Field
Primary fields provide a link to another table in the Therefore™ database. Existing primary fields will be listed and new ones can be added.
New Dependent Field
Dependent fields can only be created from primary fields that have already been created. Selecting a primary field displays a list of all available dependent fields.
Properties
This item is used to display category properties.
Tab Order
This item is used to set the tab order of index data fields in category dialogs as well as the order of index data fields in the Therefore™ Navigator hit-list.
Language
Select the language of the category. All languages for which a translation exists are listed here. Add translations by clicking on 'Translation' and opening the translation dialog.
Document Title
Opens the Document Title dialog window. Choose the index data fields and the order of the fields that should make up the title.
Save Category
Save the category definition.