Question Wizard

The Question Wizard will assist you in creating a question that will prompt the user for additional information. The Wizard allows you to request data in one of four different formats:

A Transaction Number

Select this option if you wish to prompt the user for a transaction number such as an invoice number, job number, purchase order number, etc.

A Date

Select this option to prompt the user for a date.

A Number

Select this option to prompt the user to enter a number. Note that number fields are used when you will be comparing something to be greater or lesser than something else, or when any type of mathematical calculation might be performed. (Even if you do not intend to perform such calculations.)

Select Other if you will be prompting the user for numbers where no mathematical calculations can sensibly be performed. This includes such things as post codes, A.C.N. numbers, tax exemption numbers, etc. Account codes are blocks of text, not numbers, even if you exclusively put numbers in them. Invoice totals, quantities, stock on order values and cost prices are examples of valid numbers.

Other (A block of text)

Select this option to prompt the user for a block of text. This might include things such as account codes, product names, address fields, and most codes including such things as currencies and departments.