Affiliation Type

 

The Affiliation Type maintenance document is used to establish and maintain numeric codes and textual description values that are stored in database tables to represent searchable information that is referenced, displayed and/or made available for lookup or selection in various areas of the system, including other e-docs.

Existing Value Modification:  Existing values may be edited as long as the description is synonymous with the original term.  New values can be added.  You should not delete existing values.

Figure 1300 Affiliation Type Maintenance Document Example

Edit Affiliation Type Section

The Edit Affiliation Type section of the Affiliation Type maintenance document is a unique section that allows you to specify and maintain the details associated with the reference table record in fields.

Table 763 Affiliation Type Maintenance Document – Edit Affiliation Type Section Field Descriptions

Field	Description
Affiliation Type	Required.  Enter a numeric value that represents and uniquely identifies the type of affiliation in the system.  Click within the text box to relocate the cursor to the field, and then type (or paste from virtual clipboard) to enter the desired value in the box as necessary.
Description	Required.  Enter a textual name for the affiliation type as it is commonly referred to.  Click within the text box (or press the tab  key from a previous field) to relocate the cursor to the field, and then type (or paste from virtual clipboard) to enter text in the box as necessary to provide the appropriate information.  Click the add note  icon to view/edit/paste text in a new browser window, then click the continue button to return to the text entry field in the document.

Examples

Figure 1301 Affiliation Type Maintenance Document Examples

Common Features

The Affiliation Type maintenance document includes the following features that are common to most KC maintenance documents:

Table 764 Affiliation Type Maintenance Document – Common Component Instructions Links

Common Maintenance E-Doc Component	Cross-reference To Usage Description
Document Header	For more information, see “Header Area” in E-Doc Fundamentals.
Document Overview Section	For more information, see “Document Overview” on page 93 in Common E-Doc Tabbed Sections.
Notes and Attachments Section	For more information, see “Notes and Attachments” on page 94 in Common E-Doc Tabbed Sections.
Ad Hoc Recipients Section	For more information, see “Ad Hoc Recipients” on page 96 in Common E-Doc Tabbed Sections.
Route Log Section	For more information, see “Route Log” on page 97 in Common E-Doc Tabbed Sections.
Action Buttons	For more information, see  “Action Buttons” on page 71 in Selection, Entry and Action Tools.

Process

For information about searching for, initiating, editing, copying, submitting, saving, closing, canceling, and/or routing a maintenance document, see “Common Maintenance E-Doc Operations” in the Overview section.