Creating User Prompts
This topic describes how to create a question that can be used to collect information directly from Client PC users. It assumes you have already opened the User Prompt Editor following the procedure described in Modifying User Prompt Files.
To add a new user prompt:
1 In the User Prompt Editor, click Add. The Add Database Key dialog is displayed.
2 In the Database key field, type the name which you want to use to store and retrieve the replies to this prompt. The name can include any alphanumeric character except $, which is reserved for internal use.
3 In the User prompt field, type the question you want the Client PCs to display to users.
4 If you want to provide further information about how to answer the prompt, type it in the Help field.
5 If you want to provide a default answer for this prompt, type it in the Default value field, or click Browse to use a system variable.
6 Select the Type tab to control how the user can reply to this prompt.
7 Select the Case tab to control the case of replies. This enables you to maintain consistent formatting of information saved in the Site database.
8 Select the Length tab to limit the number of characters the user can enter for this prompt. Note that items over 40 bytes in length are not searchable.
9 Select the Pick List tab to present users with a list of possible replies.
10 Click Apply to save your prompt.
When you have finished adding user prompts, choose Test in the File menu to check how they will be displayed.