What is MetaField Administration?
The MetaField Administration system enables you to tailor MetaField to your business situation. In the various tabs available, administrators define standard data and settings that control how the application operates and makes entering tests, activities and samples quicker and easier for users.
Using Lists in Administration
MetaField contains many fields which are populated by selecting a value from a dropdown list. In almost every case, the values in the lists are defined in Administration.
Areas dedicated to defining the values of dropdown lists are presented in a list view. The function of these views is generally the same, regardless of the value being defined.
Basic list properties are defined below.
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Adding Values |
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Sorting Lists
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Editing & Deleting Controls | Various icons are presented with allow you to perform different functions in your list:
Note that users can never permanently delete list values; they will simply remain hidden from lists. This is so that changes made to lists only affect future transactions and values used on past transactions are unaffected. Deleted values can be seen by adjusting the status filter dropdown for the list and can be reactivated using the Activate control. | ||||||||||||||||||
Searching & Filtering | Almost every list within MetaFieldTM Administration contains a Search/Filter feature. This function is most useful when lists contain many pages of values. To search for a value:
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