When entering data into the system, there are many fields in the various forms that are compulsory. Mandatory fields are indicated with a red asterisk. Without data being entered or selected for these fields, the record cannot be saved. If the ‘SAVE’ button is pressed without a compulsory field being filled, an error message appears as a pop-up indicating what is missing. This is one of several varied error messages that may appear. Error messages also appear when trying to delete a record with linked data or when trying to proceed to the next record without first saving the current record.
Error messages also appear when trying to delete a record with linked data or when trying to proceed to the next record without first saving the current record. However, no warning is given when navigating away from an unsaved record in any other way. Doing this results in, you will be losing the information that has not been saved.
The status message appears on the bottom of the screen. It is important to be able to see the status message as it will inform the you, whether or not the data has been saved or whether there is incomplete data that is preventing saving.
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