| Auto Complete |  |
| This topic describes how you can configure and use the Auto Complete feature. Introduction Auto Complete enables you to partially fill in a field, and then select the appropriate item from a list. Auto Complete is available on fields for which a zoom session has been defined (only if the corresponding table field has a relation with another table). Fields that support Auto Complete have a special zoom button, that shows a magnifier and a pull-down arrow: . Note Auto Complete is not available on segmented fields. To configure Auto Complete To configure the Auto Complete feature, complete the following steps: On the Options menu, click Auto Complete Settings. The Auto Complete Settings dialog starts. Select the Auto Complete Enabled check box and specify the remaining Auto Complete settings. For details, refer to The Options menu. To use Auto Complete To start Auto Complete on a zoom field, partially fill in the field and then press TAB. If Auto Complete is enabled and there are matching items, a list with matching items will be shown. See the following example. Example You enter "I" in the Locale field of the Device Data session, and then press TAB. A list of locales starting with "I" is displayed. Points of attention The Auto Complete list can only display a limited number of entries, depending on your Auto Complete settings. If there are more matching items, a More button is displayed at the end of the list. This button triggers the same zoom functionality as the zoom button. An item will match if the primary key (code) of the related table starts with the entered value. If the field has been set up to be able to do a search on description, also the items that have a description starting with the value entered will be shown. The look-up is case insensitive. If more characters are entered in the field the look-up will be narrowed. For example: In the Departments field in the Employees session, you enter "0" and then press TAB. The list shows departments starting with "0". Then, you enter "1". The list now shows departments starting with "01". The list shows items that have currently been used (displayed or entered). Therefore, the item does not have to be valid in the current situation on the session. If an item is selected in the list, the value will be selected (copied to the field), if you press TAB, or click on another field. To close the list, press ESC. |