These options provide flexibility for data input action and certain cursor moves.

• Ask
  The field is editable (cursor in position) without any data in the field.
  
  
• Suggest
  The field will display the same data as was used in the same field of the previous record (with the exception of the Amount field) and select the text - ready for acceptance or replacement with new data.
  

  In the case of the amount field of a Transaction Template, the suggested amount will be the amount needed to balance the document being entered (i.e. if the running total is +100.00  the suggested amount will be -100.00).

  To accept the suggested data, tab or <CR>. To edit, type the replacement data or delete the suggested data.

• Repeat
  The field will insert the same data as was used in the same field of the previous record and the cursor will be placed into the next available editable field, if any. To edit the repeated data, select text in that field with a mouse click or navigate to it using the Change field.
  
  
• Skip
  This action causes the cursor to skip over this field to the next editable field. This feature is useful for a number of situations. For example, assume that you have a Transaction Date field with a Procedure that calculates and inserts the required payment date into a Due Date field. Setting the Due Date field to a Skip action will then remove it from manual interaction unless the field is specifically activated with a mouse click or the Change field - this might be desirable, if you want to to have a manual override to the Procedure.
  
  
• Lock
  This action changes the editable status to non-editable status as far as keyboard action is concerned. It can be populated by procedural action e.g. if the Due Date field (see Skip explanation) were set to Lock instead of Skip, then the Transaction Date Procedure could still calculate the Due Date but no manual override would be possible.

Help for other Attributes components:

System name
User name
Input action
Mandatory Input
Show in TX Audit Control (Subledger Templates only)
Link to source

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