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Working with Data in P6

The application's data entry controls are convenient and easy to use.

Data entry controls

Table of Common Data Entry Controls

Item

Description

item one

Expandable sections: Often times a screen will reduce visual clutter by hiding its fields and other controls. Expand these regions to show its fields. In the sample image, we say that the Custom Portlets section is expanded or opened, and the Performance Threshold section is collapsed or closed. Also of note, you can directly modify the Title field but the Last modified by field information is read-only.

Note: Data you enter can later become read-only for you or other users.

item  two

Auto-Complete: Also known as type-ahead. As you type in a field that must be assigned a value from a pre-defined list of acceptable values, the closest single matching value is automatically selected for you. If multiple values match your typed input, they appear in a list. To select a value, click one or press the up or down arrow keys on your keyboard and then press Enter.

item  three

Select a Value from an Extended List: Click "" to select a field value from a Select a Value dialog box listing only valid values. You cannot type in your own entry in fields where the Select from Value List icon appears. This convention is used whenever a field's value must be logically constrained and validated against a pre-defined set of values. To illustrate this point, consider the following example. You can type whatever you want in a Name field for a new item you are creating; however, in a User field, you must enter a valid user.

item  four

Select a Value from a Short List: In this example, the Activity Type field is shown at rest. Below that, after the user has selected the field's list, its values appear. For these kinds of fields, you will see references in the documentation to selecting a value from the Activity Type list.

item five

Options: For simplicity's sake, both radio buttons and check boxes are referred to as options.

item six

Dates: You can type a date in a valid format directly into a date field. Or, you can select a date, including the time, from a small pop-up calendar.

item seven

Indicators: To help you readily identify the meaning of a given metric, these color-coded graphics appear. You can also define your own custom user-defined indicators.

Related Topics

About Screen Controls

Working with the Main Menus

Working with Tables

Working with Toolbars

Working with "Select a Value" Dialog Boxes

Working with Detail Windows

About Portlets

About Data Entry Controls


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