The VDF field level help system also supports “House Help” House help allows you to create and maintain site specific or house descriptions to define how you use the field in your business and business processes. The House Help information that you enter for a file field combination is stored in the TEXTDATA file (File 240) as this file is not overwritten when a system update is performed.
If House Help is entered for a file or a file, field combination, the VDF Help object will automatically display the house help information when the program is called. You may then switch back and forth between the Cove and House help information by pressing the appropriate button inside the help object You may also update existing records while inside the dialog. Note: You should not update the Cove Help information as this will be overwritten when the new file is
The VDF file level help system also supports “House Help” House help allows you to create and maintain site specific or house descriptions to define how you use the file or field in your business and business processes. The House Help information that you enter for a file/field combination is stored in the TEXTDATA file (File 240) as this file is not overwritten when a system update is performed.
If House Help is entered for a file,or file and field combination, the VDF Data Dictionary Field Help dialog will automatically display the house help information when the program is called. You may then switch back and forth between the Cove and House help information by pressing the appropriate button inside the dialog. You may also update existing records while inside the dialog. Note: You should not update the Cove Help information as this will be overwritten when the new file is installed during updates.