Most forms in the system have a Grid tab. It is used for
viewing, entering, or editing records in a spreadsheet format. You can hide columns in the
grid to eliminate the need to tab through fields that you never use and decrease the size of
the grid.
- Click the Grid tab.
- Select one of the cells in the column you want to
hide and press F3.
- In the Field Properties
form, select a tab to determine the level at which you want to hide this
column:
- System Overrides (accessible if you are
set as a Form Administrator in VA User Profile) - affects all users,
or
- User Overrides - affects only the
current user.
- Clear the Show in
Grid checkbox.
The Show in Grid check
box initially defaults as null (box is shaded), indicating
that no override has been set.
Fields set to not show in the grid will still display on their respective
entry tabs (e.g., Info tab, Add’l Info, etc.). If you need to set a value for a
specific record in a field hidden on a grid, go to the respective entry tab,
enter the value, and then return to the grid to continue entering data.
Tip: If you have fields that always have the same value, you can speed data entry by assigning a default value to the field and then hiding the column from the grid. In this way, the column does not show, yet each new record is automatically
assigned the default value.
