Use Case: Let us assume that a user wants to add a Date field of the Date of Manufacturing under the Others tab of the Purchase Receipt (PO302000) screen of Acumatica, screenshot 1-
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The data displayed in the below-mentioned steps are from the U100 dataset of Acumatica.
To add a new field, below mentioned are the steps:
- After logging into Acumatica, create a new project in Customization Projects (SM204505) screen.
- Add the existing Purchase Receipts (PO302000) screen.
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- Select the Tab: CurrentDocument section and navigate to the Add Data Fields tab, screenshot 3.
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- Click on the New Field button under the Add Data Fields tab, Screenshot 4.
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- Upon clicking, a pop-up window of Create New Field will appear. Enter the required details as shown below. And then click on the OK button, as in screenshot 5-
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- Publish the project.
- Since the new field is to be added under the Bill Date field of the Others tab, navigate to the Bill Date of Tab: CurrentDocument in the middle pane.
- Click on the Add Data Fields tab; refer to screenshot 6.
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- Select the checkbox for the newly created field and click on Create Controls button.
- And click on the Save button, screenshot 7.
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- Publish the project.
- And hence, the field has been added, as in screenshots 8 and 9-
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