U.M. (Windows)

Table Of Contents
Working with information in records 4-15
Replacing field values
You can replace the contents of a field in all or some records with a
different value (for example, replace the value Production Artist with
Production Specialist), a new series of serial numbers (when, for
example, records have become disordered), or an expression. You can
also modify a field’s existing values by using an expression that includes
the field (for example, change the value Gross Pay to the expression
Gross Pay + 1000).
Before you begin, keep these points in mind:
1 You can’t replace calculation, summary, or global fields.
1 You can’t reserialize calculation, summary, global, or container fields.
1 You may want to sort records before you reserialize them. For
example, sort suppliers by how frequently you use them, and then
reserialize the records. (See “Finding information” on page 4-19,
“Omitting records” on page 4-25, and “Sorting records” on page 4-29.)
1 To replace data in fields in only a few records, go to each record and
change the value by selecting the contents of the field and then typing
the information you want.
Important You can’t undo replacing field values. Before you begin,
consider making a copy of the file.
To replace field values:
1. In Find mode, find the records whose data you want to replace.
2. If you want the data in a specific order, in Browse mode, sort
the records.
3. In Browse mode, in the current record, select the contents of the field
whose values you want to replace.
4. If you’re replacing data (not assigning serial numbers), type the value
to replace the current data with.
5. Choose Replace from the Mode menu.