Document Fields

Field Name

The Field Name is the display name for the field.  The Field Name will appear as a label on Indexing forms and other areas within Quillix where field values are displayed or edited.

Data Type

The Data Type defines how the field's underlying data is stored in the database. Choices for Data Type include:

• String - all alphanumeric and special characters
• Number - numbers only
• Date/Time - date/time format

A value of String is the most flexible option, even for most numeric data such as dollar amounts and account numbers. The format of acceptable data input can be controlled using a Field Mask to restrict field entry to numbers only. The Number data type is only recommended when numeric sorting is required.  The Date/Time data type is recommended for all dates.

Note: The Data Type cannot be changed once a field has been created.

Note: The Date/Time data type requires the use of a Date/Time field mask

Display Type

The Display Type defines how the field is displayed in the Web Client.

• Edit Box - A standard browser edit control. recommended for most fields.
• Text Area - A larger version of the Edit Box. Useful for fields containing a large amount of information.
• Check Box - A standard browser check box. The underlying field value when using a check box is FALSE (unchecked) or TRUE (checked).
• Picklist - A pre-defined list of values from which a selection can be made.  When this display type is selected, a pick list must be defined for the field by clicking the Edit Picklist... link below the Display Type selector.
• Multi-Select Picklist - works the same as a standard Picklist, except all the selected values are stored in the field as a delimited list.

Edit Picklist

The Edit Picklist link is enabled when the Display Type is set to either Picklist or Multi-Select Picklist. When clicked, the Edit Picklist dialog box will be displayed to allow for editing the picklist values.

Default Value

The Default Value is automatically populated in this field when a new Batch of this type is created.

Additionally, you can pre-fill a batch field with a dynamically generated default value that is based on information in the possession of the capture system at the time the Quillix client user is indexing a document. The system default values you can choose from in the list are explained below:

• [blank] — Used only for pick lists (lists of known values), this default value ensures that the first value in the list is empty, rather than the first value defined in the list. For text box fields, this is the same as if there where no default value defined.
• [Current Date] — This default value will place the current date into the document field in the format: M/D/YYYY. The date recorded is dictated by the user's computer and it is saved when the document's index values are saved.
• [Current Date/Time] — This default value will place the current date and time into the document field in the format: M/D/YYYY H:M:S PM. The date recorded is dictated by the user's computer and the time is when the file was first loaded into the Quillix client document viewer. Both the date and the time are saved when the document's index values are saved.
• [Batch Name] — This default value will place the name of the batch that initially captured the file that is currently assigned to the current document into the document field.
• [Batch Profile] — This default value will place the name batch profile used the classify the batch that initially captured the file that is currently assigned to the current document into the document field.
• [Scan Date] — This default value will place the date that the currently viewed image was scanned (or when the current file was imported) into the document field in the format: M/D/YYYY.
• [Scan User] — This default value will place into the document field the name of the user that was logged on to the Quillix client when the image was scanned or when the file was imported.
• [Current User] — This default value will place into the document field the name of the user that is currently logged on to the Quillix client. This information is recorded when the document's indexes are saved.
• [Windows User] — This default value will place into the document field the log on name of the Windows user currently logged on to the local computer. This information is recorded when the document's indexes are saved.

Field Mask

A Field Mask restricts data entry into the field based on the format of the mask.  Field Masks are dependent on Data Type and Display Type.  Quillix provides these standard field masks:

• SSN (###-##-####) - available for String and Numeric data types
• Zip (#####) - available for String and Numeric data types
• Zip + 4 (#####-####) - available for String and Numeric data types
• Telephone (1 (###) ###-####) - available for String and Numeric data types
• Currency ($#,###,###,###.00) - available for String and Numeric data types
• Currency 2 ((#,###,###,###.00) - available for String and Numeric data types
• Credit Card (####-####-####-####) - available for String and Numeric data types
• Date (MM/dd/YYYY) - available for Date/Time data types
• Date/Time (MM/dd/YYYY hh:mm:ss A\\M) - available for Date/Time data types

Custom Field Masks

In addition to the standard field masks available in Quillix, custom field masks may also be created. See the topic Creating Custom Field Masks for more information.

Note: The Date/Time data type requires the use of a Date/Time field mask

Min Length

The Min Length property determines the minimum number of characters a field may contain when edited. This property is enforced in the Web Client at the time of editing.

Max Length

The Max Length property determines the maximum number of characters a field may contain when edited. This property is enforced in the Web Client at the time of editing.

Visible

The Visible property determines the visibility of a field in the Web Client. When checked (default) the field will be visible and editable with the appropriate user permissions. When unchecked, the field will not be visible in the Web Client.  A field that is not visible can be useful in holding intermediate values for workflow decisions and as flags for conditions that are used by other integrated systems.

Read Only

The Read Only property disables editing and input of the field in the Web Client. This property only affects behavior in the Web Client, and the field value can still be changed by QSX modules or other processes outside the Web Client.

Sticky

Select the Sticky check box to make a document field sticky. When a Quillix client user enters an index value into a sticky field, that information persists or "sticks" in the field after the Quillix client user starts a new document with the current file or appends the file to a document that is already started. If the field is not sticky, the field will be cleared when the next unclassified file is displayed on the Index Batch tab in the Quillix client.

Required

The Required property is enforced by the Web Client when editing. When checked, the Required property will not allow the field value to be saved without a value.

Searchable

The Searchable property makes the field available for searching in areas of the product that provide searching capability.

Trigger a database lookup

This property enables a database lookup to be triggered from the field when the focus leaves the field during editing.  A database lookup will initiate a database query using the value of the field as a key value.  Data returned from the query is then populated in one or more index fields. When enabling this feature, a database lookup must be configured by clicking the Edit button next to the property check box. See the topic Database Lookup for more information on configuring Database Lookups for fields.