Field help (AOEOPTMNL)

The fields of local menu type are stored as a number representing their rank in the table.

According to the value of this field, the template will export or expect to find an import.

• 0 : 0: The choice is a number that indicates the rank of the menu in the table. 1 for the first choice, 2 for the second, etc. This also corresponds to the internal format under which the local menu is stored in the database.
• 1 : 1: The choice is entered using the code on one character associated with each choice of local menu. This code is not visible in local menu management. It can be defined in the development functions in message management where there is the possibility to enter this internal code. This internal code is only used for that purpose, unlike for earlier character versions, where it was used as an entry accelerator.
• n : (n>1): The first n characters of the label displayed in the entry. When using this option, the search algorithm searches for the first character, then the second, and so on, until a single corresponding title exists. For example, if a search is carried out to find CHQ in a local menu where the titles are Cash, Transfer, Check, Draft, and Bank/credit card, the algorithm finds Check because it is the only title whose first two letters correspond.

The local menu titles are only the labels used in display, and the value stored in the database being the rank in the table. It is possible to change the title of the local menus at the time of an import for the search algorithm to operate correctly. Changing local menu titles can only be done in single-user mode. This is not designed for regular or automatic transfers.