Priority Dates

Click on the Add button to open a screen to configure a new record.

Complete the following steps to add a new record:

1. Click on the Add button in the left pane. The corresponding New Record screen is displayed.

2. Enter data in applicable fields. The fields with an asterisk are required and must be completed before the record can be saved.

   • Fields that require specific values display Field Look Up Values in the right pane. If there is no right pane, the List Selector icon is displayed to the right of a field to open a listing of valid values.

   • Fields that require specific standard response values, such as Yes/No, display a Drop-Down Menu arrow to open a list of valid options.

   • Fields that require date values display a calendar in the Field Look Up Values in the right pane. If there is no right pane, the Date Selector icon is displayed to open a calendar to select a date. Date values can also be typed in.

3. If there are Indicator and/or Parameter tabs, these must be configured as well. Default values are displayed for all indicator settings (and selected parameter settings), but may be changed for this record. For more information on indicator and parameter settings, see Configuration > System > Indicators and Parameters. See also the Rules and Parameters Specification documentation.

4. Depending on the screen being set up, there may also be additional Section buttons in the left pane. Click on the buttons to open and configure those additional screens.

5. When all screens have been completed, click on the Save button to save the new record values.

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   For more information and screen prints, see Adding a New Record.

The Delete button is used to remove one or more records from a screen.

To delete a record, complete the following steps:

1. Click on the selection box to the left of each record to be deleted.

   A check mark is displayed

2. Click the Delete button.

3. If a single record is open, select the Delete button (there are no boxes to select the record).

4. A message is displayed verifying the record should be deleted. Click on Yes to continue.

The Set Sort Order button saves the priority sorting of the records to the numbers indicated in the Priority box. Depending on the type of record, this sort order could be the order the records are processed or displayed in reports.

To change the sort order, select a record to be adjusted and enter the appropriate number in the Sort Order box record. Records with a larger sort order value will be automatically adjusted to display in the next available sort order.

To save the sort order changes, click on the Set Sort Order button in the Actions section. To set the order back to the previous sequence, click on Revert Sort Order.