Settings
The Settings page allows users in the Administrator role customize application settings and add and remove Approver-role users. Settings is available to Administrator users only.
Customize Settings |
Enables the Administrator to change table/field settings by concept type. The user selects which concept to update. |
Approver User Settings |
Enables the Administrator to add and/or delete users to/from the Approver role within the PECS system. |
Access Settings Functions
To access the Settings functions
- Log in as an administrator.
- Click the Administration tab.

Customize Settings
Use Customize Setting to change the way data appears in various ways related to a specific concept.

Customize Settings allows you to change the label name for the Field (Display Name), whether the field should appear in Queries, Detail Pages, and Reports. It also allows you to change the order the individual fields are displayed on their respective pages.
Warning: Changes made on the Settings page will affect all PECS users. Please proceed cautiously.

Change Field Display Name
To change how the name of a field is displayed on the page, modify the contents of the Display Name field.
- In the Customize <Concept> List, find the name of the database field you want to change.
- Modify the contents of the field in the Display Name column.
- Repeat the process as necessary.
- Click Save to save your changes; click Cancel to abandon the changes and return to the Settings page.
NOTE: Cancel is immediate; you will not be warned that you are about to lose your changes.
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Add/Remove Field from Query Options
To add (or remove) a field from Query options
- In the Customize <Concept> List, find the name of the database field you want to change.
- In the Display in Query column, select True to display the field in Query options, select False to prevent the field from displaying in Query options.
NOTE: Display in Query options are not available for all fields; some fields are explicitly required to be displayed in the Query options while others are forbidden from being displayed. In these cases, the required display option (True or False) will be the only options displayed and cannot be changed.

- Repeat the process as necessary.
- Click Save to save your changes; click Cancel to abandon the changes and return to the Settings page.
NOTE: Cancel is immediate; you will not be warned that you are about to lose your changes.
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Add/Remove Field from Detail Pages
To add (or remove) a field from Detail pages
- In the Customize <Concept> List, find the name of the database field you want to change.
- In the Display in Detail column, select True to display the field on the concept Detail page, select False to prevent the field from displaying on the concept Detail page.

- Repeat the process as necessary.
- Click Save to save your changes; click Cancel to abandon the changes and return to the Settings page.
NOTE: Cancel is immediate; you will not be warned that you are about to lose your changes.
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Add/Remove Field from Reports
To add (or remove) a field from Reports
- In the Customize <Concept> List, find the name of the database field you want to change.
- In the Include in Reports column, select True to display the field on concept-related reports, select False to prevent the field from displaying on the concept-related reports.

- Repeat the process as necessary.
- Click Save to save your changes; click Cancel to abandon the changes and return to the Settings page.
NOTE: Cancel is immediate; you will not be warned that you are about to lose your changes.
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Change Field Display Order
To change the order that the fields appear in Detail pages and drop-down lists, change the adjacent number in the Display Order field. Note that changing the Display Order is an entirely manual process; each field must be changed individually and the order is not validated in any way. Multiple fields can have the same display order.
When all changes are complete, click Save; click Cancel to abandon the changes and return to the Settings page.

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Approver User Settings
The Approver User Settings allow you to add or delete a user with the Approver role.
Delete an Approver
To Delete an Approver User
- From the Settings tab, click Update User Settings.

- Select one or more users from the Approver User Name list.

- Click Save.
- Click OK to delete the user(s); click Cancel to abandon the delete user operation and return to the Settings page

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Add an Approver
To add a user with the Approver role
- From the Settings tab, click Update User Settings.
- In the Add an Approver User field, type in the name of the person you want to add. The name must be in ALL CAPS and include both the first and last name (in that order) separated by an underscore . Example: FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME
- Click Save.
- Click OK to add the approver user; click Cancel to abandon the add user operation.

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