Is it possible to make the default blank for the selling quantity field in order detail? It is currently 0.00, so users frequently enter “1”, but it is actually “10” because the curser is ahead of the “0.00”.
Aggghh that annoying thing. Classic, correct?
Let me dig up how we fixed it.
There used to be a setting, maybe it exists still but I’m not finding it. The setting would select a field value when entering the field, either by clicking the field or by hitting “tab” into it. So if the user hits tab and enters a field that shows 0.00, it automatically selects the value so anything you type would replace the value.
Not only am I not recalling where the setting is, I’m having trouble searching for it because of the different ways we use the words “tab” and “enter.”
It would be awesome if there was a setting, but if not, that’s exactly how I fixed it except via code customization.
I believe the Client Sysconfig setting “SelectTextOnEnter” is the value you are looking for.
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Where do I find this setting?
The setting is in the Client Sysconfig file.
Have a look at the Properties of the Windows shortcut that launches your Kinetic Smart Client. In the command line for the Shortcut you will find a reference like “/config=Kinetic2021.2.sysconfig”. That file - Kinetic2021.2.sysconfig - is in the Windows “config” folder of your Kinetic Client installation. Edit that file and search for “SelectTextOnEnter” and set the value to True.
To be clear, that setting does not change the default to a “blank” for a numeric entry field. Instead, it will select the data in the control as the control takes focus so the 0.00 value (or whatever value is in the field) would be highlighted. With that, the entry of a 1 would leave the field with a value of 1.00.
Before making this the default for all your users, have a couple of them test it as it applies to all controls - numeric and text - and the results may not be desirable for all uses. The behavior of where focus goes in a field has some irregularities and can change based on focus via Tab vs Mouse Click and on first time in the field vs subsequent time in the field.