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Subtypes can alter the way data is presented or to validate that the information entered is in a correct format. The following subtypes are available, however not all are available for all fields:
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Appeal: Makes the field an 'Appeals' field (
 ), allowing you to enter the appeal directly or to search for it using The Find Appeals Dialog Box.
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Article: Makes the field an 'Articles' field (), allowing you to enter the article directly or to search for it using The Find Articles Dialog Box.
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Benefits: Makes the field a 'Benefits' field (), allowing you to enter the benefit directly or to search for it using The Find Benefits Dialog Box.
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Bundle: Makes the field a 'Bundles' field (), allowing you to enter the bundle directly or to search for it using The Find Bundles Dialog Box.
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Campaign: Makes the field a 'Campaign' field (), allowing you to enter the campaign directly or to search for it using The Find Campaigns Dialog Box.
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Colour: Makes the field a colour selection field (
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For more information, refer to Using the Colour Selection Tool.
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Compressed Multi: Information enter into a compressed multi field is stored to the database using a compressed format.
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Customer: Makes the field a 'Customers' field (), allowing you to enter the customer number directly or to search for it using The Find Customers Dialog Box.
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Date Time: Makes the field a date/time field (
 ), allowing you to enter/select a date and time.
For more information, refer to Using a Calendar to Add a Date.
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Date: Makes the field a date field (), allowing you to enter/select a date.
For more information, refer to Using a Calendar to Add a Date.
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Day of Week: Makes the field a day of the week field, allowing you to enter a day of the week (e.g. Monday, Tuesday).
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Duration Date Only: Makes the field a date/duration field ( and
 ), allowing you to enter/select a date or a relative date.
For more information, refer to Using a Calendar to Add a Date and Using Relative Dates and Times.
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Duration: Makes the field a date/duration field ( and ), allowing you to enter/select a date and time or a relative date and time.
For more information, refer to Using a Calendar to Add a Date and Using Relative Dates and Times.
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Email: Makes the field an email address field (
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File Name: Makes the field a file name field, validating that the file name contains an acceptable file extension.
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Fixed Value Rate: Makes the field a fixed value field. Values entered in these field must be fixed monetary values to two decimal places.
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Gifts: Makes the field a 'Gifts' field (), allowing you to enter the gift directly or to search for it using The Find Gifts Dialog Box.
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Membership: Makes the field a 'Memberships' field (), allowing you to enter the membership directly or to search for it using The Find Memberships Dialog Box.
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Membership Level: Makes the field a 'Membership Level' field (), allowing you to enter the membership level directly or to search for it.
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Miscellaneous Item: Makes the field a 'Miscellaneous Items' field (), allowing you to enter the miscellaneous item directly or to search for it using The Find Miscellaneous Items Dialog Box.
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Order: Makes the field an 'Orders' field (), allowing you to enter the order number directly or to search for it using The Find Orders Dialog Box.
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Percentage Rate: Makes the field a percent based field. Values entered in these fields must be followed by a % symbol.
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Performance: Makes the field a 'Performances' field (), allowing you to enter the performance(s) directly or to search for it using The Find Performances Dialog Box.
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Phone Number: Makes the field a phone number field. The field will validate that the phone number does not contain alpha characters.
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Postal Code/Zip Code: Makes the field a postal/zip code field. The field will validate against the selected country's postal/zip code format.
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Price Chart: Makes the field a 'Price Charts' field (), allowing you to enter the price chart directly or to search for it using The Find Price Charts Dialog Box.
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Program: Makes the field a 'Programs' field (), allowing you to enter the program directly or to search for it using The Find Programs Dialog Box.
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Promotion: Makes the field a 'Promotion' field (), allowing you to enter the promotion directly or to search for it using The Find Promotion Codes Dialog Box.
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Question: Makes the field a 'Question' field (), allowing you to enter the question directly or to search for it using The Find Questions Dialog Box.
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Saved Lists: Makes the field a 'Saved List' field (), allowing you to enter the saved list directly or to search for it using The Find Saved Lists Dialog Box.
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Series: Makes the field a 'Series' field (), allowing you to enter the series directly or to search for it using The Find Series Dialog Box.
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Standard: Makes the field a standard field, allowing you to enter any value into the field. Leaving the 'Subtype' blank will have the same effect.
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Subtype Mode: Sets the Yes/No/Default mechanism used with Registry subtypes.
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Time: Makes the field a time field, allowing you to enter exact times of day (e.g. 10:15 AM, 14:23).
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URL: Makes the field a 'Bundles' field (
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User: Makes the field a 'Users' field (), allowing you to enter the user directly or to search for it using The Find Users Dialog Box.
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