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From the dashboard, select Tools > Manage Additional Fields to display the Manage Additional Fields dialog where you can create and edit the fields.
Additional fields are client defined fields that can be used to pass through data that will not affect the calculation of reconstruction cost. Examples of how the additional fields can be used are for identifying a particular company or line of business that a valuation is being created for or for passing cost accounting data that is used for billing back internal costs.
Once an additional field has been defined it becomes a permanent part of the RCT Express database. In order to maintain data integrity, Additional Fields can be deactivated if they are no longer desired but they cannot be deleted. The Field Code must be unique and once established cannot be changed, but the Field Names (English and French) which are the labels that are displayed in the user interface and on reports can be changed.
The set-up controls whether an individual field is displayed in the user interface and whether end users are allowed to update those fields. This allows the additional fields to be updated and managed behind the scenes through ExpressLync4 web services without any visibility to end users in the user interface.
If the purpose of an Additional Field is to collect user input, the data types allow the possibility to collect free form entries or to provide dropdown lists of pre-established values from which to select.
On the Manage Additional Fields dialog you can view the fields that have already been defined. The Field Code, Display Order, and Field Name is displayed.
You can create a new field by clicking Create Additional Field.
You can edit an existing field by clicking the Edit button ( 
) in the Options column for the field you wish to edit.
Additional fields are enabled under Tools > Configuration Settings.
Help file last modified: 7/26/2018