Field help (AOEOPTMNL)

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

According to the value of this field the template will export (or expect to find in import).

• 0 : 0 : in this case, the choice is in the form of 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 : there is the possibility to enter this internal code (which is only used for that purpose, unlike for earlier character versions, when it was used as an entry accelerator).
• n : (n>1) the first n characters of the label displayed in 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. Thus if a search is carried out to find CHQ in a local menu where the titles are Cash, Transfer, Check, Draft, Bank/credit card, the algorithm will find Check (the only title whose first two letters correspond).

Taking into account the fact that the local menu titles are only the labels used in display, the value stored in the database being the rank in the table, it is entirely possible to change the title of the local menus at the time of an import, in order for the search algorithm to operate correctly. However be aware that the fact of changing the local menu titles can only be made in single user mode, also it is not designed for regular or automatic transfers.