The Extended Description screen displays, as shown below.
Here you can add languages and descriptive text to the inventoried product, which can be used in a product catalog for example. The text can also include HTML tags. You can enter the extended description using a Design Window or a Code Window.
The Design Window displays the HTML text editor tools, which are used to format the text similar to Microsoft Word. Some benefits of HTML includes the ability to emphasize text, use block quotations, and use diagrams or mathematical formulas. The problems with using HTML include compatibility issues, privacy attacks, increased spam, and large message sizes.
The Code Window is used to enter the extended description in unformatted plain text. Even though this method is unformatted, it can be used without very much processing readable by simple computer tools, such as line printing text commands in Windows DOS window type.
To set up an Extended Description:
1. From
the Relationships task category, click Extended
Description.
The Extended Description screen displays, as shown below.
2. Click
Add.
An HTML Editor Dialog box displays.
3. Enter
any HTML text or graphics in the text box.
You can also click the Code Window radio button to enter your description
in HTML code.
4. Click Save.
Screen Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Add |
Button. When clicked, a row is added to the Languages table and the corresponding fields are enabled to add a language and description. |
Delete |
Button. When clicked, the highlighted row from the table and the information entered in the Languages and Descriptive Text fields are deleted. |
Language |
Table column. The system text language selected, e.g., German, French, English, Spanish. Values are populated based on the options defined on the Language Maintenance (APP004) screen. |
Edit Text |
Button. When clicked, opens the HTML Editor Dialog window. This allows you to add and edit a product description in formatted or unformatted text. |