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<chapter xml:id="parameter_type" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"  version="5.0">
    <info>
        <title>Parameter Type</title>
    </info>
    <para>Administration > Configuration > Parameter Type</para>
    <para>The parameter type broadly defines what a parameter is used for. In an application's base
        data there may be only two parameter types: parameters used for document validation  (such
        as business rules) and parameters used for System Configuration (customizing applications
        for your institution).</para>
    <para>The Parameter Type document allows you to create new or edit existing parameter types.
        Code must be developed to support any additional types or changes to existing types.</para>
    <para>Only members of the KR-SYS Technical Administrator or suitable application role can create
        or edit Parameter Type documents and they do not route for approval.</para>
    <section>
        <title>Document Layout</title>
        <para><figure><title>Parameter Type document</title>
            <mediaobject>
                <imageobject>
                    <imagedata fileref="../images/help/parameter_type_document.jpg"/>
                </imageobject>
            </mediaobject>
        </figure></para>
        <para>The Parameter Type document includes the <emphasis role="bold">Edit Parameter Type
            </emphasis>tab.</para>
        <para>
            <table frame="none" tabstyle="striped">
                <title>Edit Parameter Type tab definition</title>
                <tgroup cols="2">
                <colspec colwidth="1.0*"/>
                <colspec colwidth="1.0*"/>
                <thead>
                    <row>
                        <entry>Title</entry>
                        <entry>Description</entry>
                    </row>
                </thead>
                <tbody>
                    <row>
                        <entry>Parameter Type Code</entry>
                        <entry>Required. Enter the code by which this parameter type will be
                            identified.</entry>
                    </row>
                    <row>
                        <entry>Parameter Type Name</entry>
                        <entry>Required. Enter the long descriptive name for this parameter type.</entry>
                    </row>
                    <row>
                        <entry>Active Indicator</entry>
                        <entry>Required. Check the box to make this parameter type active and available
                            for selection when creating parameters. Uncheck the box if you wish to
                            inactivate this type of parameter and prevent its selection when
                            creating new parameters.</entry>
                    </row>
                </tbody>
                </tgroup>
            </table>
        </para>
    </section>
</chapter>
