E1: DD: Frequently Asked Questions on Data Dictionary
(Doc ID 626537.1)
Last updated on OCTOBER 04, 2024
Applies to:
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools - Version 8.98 and laterInformation in this document applies to any platform.
Purpose
This document contains answers to some frequently asked questions on the Data Dictionary.
Questions and Answers
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In this Document
| Purpose |
| Questions and Answers |
| General Questions |
| Question 1: What is Data Dictionary? Is multiple set of Data Dictionary items supported (e.g: Each environment with their own Data Dictionary items) ? |
| Question 2: Where can I find additional information on the Data Dictionary? |
| Question 3: How are the Data Item Attributes Used? |
| Question 4: Where is the Data Dictionary stored? |
| Question 5: Where is the Data Dictionary Item Glossary stored? |
| Question 6: What are Global Tables ? |
| Question 7: What is the Process to Delete the Local Data Dictionary Specs and Global Tables on a Workstation? |
| Question 8: Can Data Dictionary Applications be Run on a Web Client? |
| Question 9: How Do I Deploy a Data Dictionary Item Change throughout my EnterpriseOne Environments? |
| Question 10: What is the Tip of the Day feature and where can it be used? |
| Question 11: How does Coexistence and the Data Dictionary work with Releases Xe and Prior? |
| Question 12: How to find all the DD item which has the Display Rule *RAB? (OR) Which table and column stored the Display Rule details? |
| Question 13: While checking F9210 columns ERUL, ER01, ER02, HLP1 are not populated for all data items with display rules |
| Question 14: How to get the Table and Business View information to display when using Item Help? |
| Data Item Questions |
| Question 1: What are the Types of Data Item Glossary Groups? |
| Question 2: What is the Difference between File Decimals and Display Decimals? |
| Question 3: What Attributes Should Not be Changed on an Existing EnterpriseOne Data Item? |
| Question 4: Why does the Edit Rule only display with the values of Y, N, 1, 0? |
| Question 5: How is the CENTCHG Data Dictionary Item Used in EnterpriseOne? |
| Question 6: What are Packed and Zoned for Numeric Data Items on the AS/400? |
| Question 7: Is there a Way to Force the Storage Type to be Zoned on the AS/400 for a Numeric Data Item with a Length Greater than Five? |
| Question 8: How do I Compare the Values of Data Items in both the Data Dictionary Master Tables and Data Dictionary Spec Tables? |
| Question 9: How can I find out which Data Items have been modified in Data Dictionary? |
| Question 10: How is the field Item Occurrences used on a Data Dictionary item? |
| Question 11: Is it possible to mask the display of data for a data item? |
| Question 12: Where is a change in the Alpha Description under General Information reflected? |
| Question 13: How can I see the Data Dictionary Alias for a field on a form? |
| Question 14: How do I print a list of Data Dictionary Items? |
| Question 15: The Ampersand (&) sign is not showing up in the Data Dictionary description? |
| Question 16: How can I locate a data dictionary item of a specific size? |
| Question 17: Adding or Changing a Data Dictionary Item in P92001 results in Error 012G Attributes Different From Class. |
| Question 18: A data item of Integer type is defined with size 11, why are only 5 digits allowed when it is used in an application or processing option? |
| Question 19: Why do numeric data items allow more digits to be entered in the field on the Web Client than the actual size defined for the Data Dictionary item? |
| Question 20: Why does a 12 character data item used in a Processing Option Template truncate the entered value to 11 characters? |
| Question 21: CMDE and MTVL are set to 'Y' in the F0092 but no way to Set in P0092 |
| Question 22: For a numeric Grid Column, is it possible to have the negative sign appear on the left of the numbers instead of the right? |
| Question 23: Why the UDC lookup is not working even though the UDC has been selected under the edit rule tab in Data Dictionary? |
| Question 24: What is the impact of changing the size of JDE Standard data dictionary item? |
| Question 25: Data Dictionary Alias AN8 is set up with Visual Assist (F2), but why is it not showing (available) in all applications? |
| Question 26: How does system pick the correct Data Dictionary Data Source? |
| Glossary Text |
| Question 1: Glossary Text cannot be edited on Web client. P92001/P92002 Find and Select a Data Item. Go to Item Glossary Tab, media object screen is not input-capable. |
| Vocabulary Overrides, Jargon Code and Languages |
| Question 1: How can I reset Vocabulary Overrides for a specific data item for All APPLs and UBEs? |
| Question 2: How can I get to Jargon Code for a Data Item? |
| Question 3: How can the Data Selection Description of a Data Dictionary Item be changed for an Alternate Language? |
| Error Message Data Dictionary Items |
| Question 1: How to create Custom Error Message without Text Substitution? |
| Question 2: What are the steps to get a glossary text change and/or error level change on an error data dictionary item to take effect in an application on the web client? |
| Question 3: Why does Set Control Error/Set Grid Cell Error system function fail to find a data dictionary item and issue the error messages "Error Code does not exist"? |
| Question 4: Why do we see Data Dictionary errors in server logs for custom DD items, when on a local client these work fine? |
| References |