Fixed-length Field Names Table
To edit the Fixed-length Field Names table, you must be assigned permission 644 (Edit Fixed-length Field Names). See Permissions Used by Sierra for more information.
The Fixed-length Field Names table contains descriptive names of fixed-length fields for record displays in Sierra and the WebPAC.
You can access the Fixed-length Field Names table via the following menu path:
Admin | Parameters | General | Fixed-length Field Names
For information on modifying this table, see Maintaining System Parameter Tables.
Because the Fixed-length Field Names table contains exactly one entry for each fixed-length field, the Append, Delete, Copy, Insert, and Move tools are unavailable when editing this table.
Entries in the Fixed-length Field Names table contain the following data elements:
| Element |
Description |
| Name |
Name of the fixed-length field to which the entry corresponds. At multi-lingual sites, the system repeats this element for each language enabled on your system. This element is protected from editing. |
| Field Tag |
The field's tag. This element is protected from editing. |
| Available |
The record type(s) in which the field appears. This element is protected from editing. |
| Long Name |
The long name for the field as it appears in Sierra and in the WebPAC. The name can be up to 80 characters long and must not contain vertical bars (|) or square brackets ([ or ]). At multi-lingual sites, the system repeats this element for each language enabled on your system. |