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LPS supports the ability for users to incorporate custom fields into their paperwork, modify the display names for all fields and to assign the data type of each field.

By default there are ten custom fields available. This number, however, can be adjusted by the user to any desirable amount. This means that there is no imposed limit on the number of custom fields that can be associated with a lighting instrument.

These custom fields allow you add more unique parameters to your lighting instrument enabling you to expand upon the regular instrument attributes. For example, you may define as custom field as "Top Hat" and then denote with a "Y" or "N" whether or not that instrument has a top hat.

The custom fields can be added to the layouts via the Layout Editor. Depending on your needs you could modify an existing layout to include a custom field, or create a totally new layout to represent the custom fields.

Each default column and custom field can have its display name assigned by the user. This name is the one that will be displayed whenever the field is included in paperwork. For example you may change 'Channel' to 'Ch'. This allows all fields within LPS to be displayed as the user prefers.

The user may also specify the data type of each field. The choices are String, Numeric, Alpha- Numeric and Decimal. The type assigned to each field determines what type of data can be entered into that field and how that field is sorted.

The Custom Field and Column Definition information can be set up as defaults for your copy of LPS, or only for use with the current lightplot.

Each lightplot saves the current custom field definitions along with the rest of its data. Any custom field definitions within a lightplot will override any default custom field definitions when that lightplot is opened. This ensures that the lightplot's custom fields are always displayed to the user.