E1: FORMEXTNS: Columns and Add Icon Missing When DD Item Contains Special Character $,@,# (Doc ID 2739395.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 29, 2020

Applies to:

Symptoms

In Form Extension Manager when DD Item contains one of the 3 allowed special characters (#,$,@), the following issues are observed :

 • ADD icon is missing on column with DD Item containing (#,$,@) char
 • Expected remaining columns, after DD Item containing ($,@) chars, are missing

STEPS TO REPRODUCE :

1. DD Item containing # character

P03B11Z1 click Form Extension icon

Name P03B11Z1_W03B11Z1C
Business View: V03B11Z1A, Table: F03B11Z1
Select Grid radio button
Column Search: type #
ADD icon  is missing on DD Items DD#, DDN#, ..etc

Databrowser F98711, find F03B11Z1, sort on DD Item, columns after DD Item with # match same in Form Extension Manager

P0911 click Form Extension icon

Name P0911_W0911I
Business View: V0911C2, Table: F0911
Select Grid radio button
scroll to row "Registration Number [F0911.REG#]"
ADD icon  is missing

Databrowser F98711, find F0911, sort on DD Item, columns after REG# match same in Form Extension Manager

2. DD Item containing $ character

P051121 click Form Extension icon

Name P051121_W051121A
Business View: V06116C, Table: F06116
Select Grid radio button
Scroll to last row "Security Indicator [F06116.SEC$]"

ADD icon  is missing
Expected remaining columns are missing



Databrowser F98711, find F06116, sort on DD Item, columns after SEC$ are missing in Form Extension Manager

P3002 click Form Extension icon

Name P3002_W3002H
Business View: V3002A, Table: F3002
Select Grid radio button
Scroll to last row "Feature Cost Percent [F3002.F$RP]]"

ADD icon  is missing
Expected remaining columns are missing

Databrowser F98711, find F3002, sort on DD Item, columns after F$RP are missing in Form Extension Manager

3. DD Item containing @ character

P40296 click Form Extension icon

Name P40296_W40296A
Business View: V4096A, Table: F4096
Select Grid radio button
Only 1 row is displayed
Hover "Record Type - CC/SUB/SBL Flex Format [F4096.@RT]"

ADD icon  is missing
Expected remaining columns are missing

Databrowser F98711, find F4096, sort on DD Item, columns after @RT are missing in Form Extension Manager

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