Custom View Field Editor
- Last UpdatedSep 06, 2023
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Use the Custom View Field Editor to configure the properties on fields in custom views.

Configuration properties
The Collection Editor has these Configuration properties. Properties can change depending on current selections.
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Configuration Properties |
Description |
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Action |
Select GroupBy, Sum, Mean, Count, Minimum, or Maximum. |
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DataType |
The data type of the field value. |
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DefaultValue |
Appears when MissingRecordAction is UseDefault. Enables you to specify the default value to use for MissingRecordAction. |
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GroupingPeriod |
Appears when Action is GroupBy. Select a defined Period by which to group data. |
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MissingRecordAction |
Specify what to handle the data in the resulting table when a record in the Secondary table is missing data. LeaveBlank - Leave field in resulting table blank. UsePrevious - Use the first immediately preceeding value that is not blank. UseNext - Use the first immediately following value that is not blank UseDefault - Use a set default value. |
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Name |
The name you want the field to have in the Custom view. |
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SourceField |
The field in the original table. |
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Table |
Choose to display in the Primary Table, Secondary Table, or an evaluated field that makes a calculation. |
Period Columns
The Period Columns section appears only when the Action value is GroupBy. Previously, the values from a period were strung together in the one field. The Period Columns enhancement enables each of the pieces of data in the period to display in a separate column.
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Name of the period
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Start time of the period
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Duration of the period
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End time of the period
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Period Columns |
Description |
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DurationColumnName |
The name to display for the Duration column. |
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EndColumnName |
The name to display for the End Time column. |
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PeriodColumnName |
The name to display for the Period column. |
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StartColumnName |
Inherits the same value as the value in Name. |
Display properties
The Collection Editor has these Display properties. Properties can change depending on current selections.
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Display Properties |
Description |
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DisplayFormat |
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DisplayName |
The name you want the field to have in the Custom view. |
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DisplayFullName |
The full name you want the field to have in the custom view. |
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PasteInGrid |
Specifies whether this field supports copy/paste functions in the grid view in Production Analyst. |
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ShowInGrid |
Specifies whether this field displays in the grid view of Production Analyst. |
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SummaryType |
Defines how to aggregate multiple values of the fields when displaying groups or totals in Production Analyst. |
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Units |
Specify units to append to the value when displaying in Production Analyst. |