Create New Action Fields

In the Reference Data workspace, you can create new action fields.

To create an action field:

1. In the Setup workspace, in the left navigation, click Metadata>Reference Data Field Settings.
   You see the Reference data Field Settings workspace with list of available reference data fields.
2. Click the Action fields tab.
   You see the list of available action fields.
3. Click Create New.
   You see the Create New dialog box.
4. In the Name box, enter a name for the linked field.
5. Optionally, you can enter a Description for the field.
6. Select a Type from the drop-down list, options include:
   –  Actions based on alternate data set
   –  Actions based for same data set
7. Select a Code from the drop-down list.
8. Enter the Star Tag in the space provided.
9. Select a Value Type from the drop-down list. Options include:
   –  Decimal
   –  Character
   –  Date
   –  Character Numeric
   –  Wide Character
   –  Security
10. Click Save & Close.