Insert Column

Insert a new column (field) into a table.

	Purpose	Action
Name	The name of the field.	Type in a name up to 24 characters in length. See Attribute Naming Convention.
Type	Selects the data type: numeric or alphanumeric.	Select a value.
Length	The width of an alphanumeric field (the maximum number of characters it can contain).	Type in the number of characters.
Default Value	Give the field a default value if required.	Set a default value to be used in the absence of other data.
Implicit	Sets whether the column (field) has a single value for all records (implicit) or whether its value is different for each record.	Select a value.
Formula	Define the formula for creating a new column's (field's) values.	Type in a formula or use the browse button to display the Edit Formula screen.