fields in scoped application

[Sachin Gavhane]

We created scoped application in studio then we used form design to create some fields in the scoped table. The fields that I created starts with 'u_' prefix why is that? Shouldn’t have ‘x_’ prefix instead of ‘u_’?

Then we created one more field using form layout and the field didn’t start with any prefix, why? I am afraid the field will be overwritten at next upgrade.

Is the ‘x_’ prefix for scoped tables only? Or it is for fields as well? Please let us know.

Thanks

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

Hi @Sachin Gavhane 

Only table names that start with x_ indicate they are scoped tables.
In such cases, the field names will typically start with u_ (e.g., u_only).

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@Sachin Gavhane 

Yes your understanding is correct.

Any field you create in your scoped app table should not start with u_

Recently we faced similar challenge when we used Form Design in our custom scoped app.

If you use Form Design it sets prefix with u_ which is not correct and looks like a bug.

Please use either of these methods to create field

1) Dictionary

2) Form Layout

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