Tip #87: Creating Custom Fields in Empower (Part 6)

Welcome back to Get Empowered! In the last Empower tip-of-the-week post for Empower CDS Software, we learned how to copy a Custom Field from one project to another (Tip #86).

Creating Custom Fields in Empower:

• #82: The basic steps on creating a Custom Field
• #83: How to create a Custom Sample Set Field
• #84: How to create a Component Custom Field
• #85: How to create a Peak Custom Field
• #86: How to copy a Custom Field from one project to another

This week, we will learn how to modify a Custom Field (Part 6).

Let’s get started.

Step 1

From the Custom Fields tab of the project properties, highlight the Custom Field you want to edit (in this case, a Sample Custom Field) and then click Edit (Figure 1).

Figure 1

Step 2

Make the changes and click OK (Figure 2).

Figure 2

Step 3

If the Custom Field lives in more than one project, you will see a list of the projects. Highlight the project or projects you want to save the modified Custom Field into and click OK (Figure 3).

Figure 3

A warning message will appear, click OK. The modified Custom Field has been saved.

Step 4

Now let’s modify a Peak Custom Field, which is a formula. Once again, highlight the Custom Field and click Edit. The formula appears at the bottom of the window. Click Edit Formula (Figure 4).

Figure 4

Step 5

Make the changes and click Finish (Figure 5).

Figure 5

Step 6

Click OK (Figure 6).

Figure 6

Step 7

If the Custom Field lives in more than one project, you will see a list of the projects. Highlight the project or projects you want to save the modified Custom Field into and click OK (Figure 7).

Figure 7

A warning message will appear. Click OK. The modified Custom Field has been saved.

It’s that easy!

Final Notes: This procedure can be followed using the QuickStart or Pro interface.

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Next week in Empower Tip #88 – We’ll continue our series on Custom Fields and learn how to create a Result Custom Field (Part 7).

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