Column settings control which columns appear and in what order, for all scans and documents in CATS.

There are a few ways in which CATS allows you to change columns in a scan. Go to the maintenance from the main menu, or use the question mark feature on the scan.

To change and/or order the column, go to Maintenance > Setup > Displayed Columns.

Setup for displayed columns

Select the columns template from the chooser and then press Continue.

Select columns to edit.

Here you can modify or change the columns.The order column, in this example, is numbered 1 to 13. All columns with numbers will show up on the document. If you do not want certain columns on the form, enter 0.

Choose the columns to be displayed

Exit will save any changes and return to the previous screen.

To create a custom heading, go to Tools > Customize heading.

Use tools to create custom heading

Enter the new column header and press Ok to continue.

Enter new column header

Press Yes to confirm your changes.

Confirm the column header

These changes will be saved on the columns template and on the form.

Template with new header

To change columns from a scan, go to any scan and use the question mark feature. For example, go to the main menu and select Accounting > Ledger Scan.

Accounting Ledger Scan

The ledger scan will come up and then you choose the Question Mark and then Modify Scan from the menu.

Ledger Scan Modify

Here you can modify or change the columns. The order column, in this example, is numbered 1 to 26. All columns with numbers will show up on the scan. If you do not want certain columns on the scan enter 0.

Ledger Scan Change Column Numbers

Exit takes you back to the ledger scan screen.

You can change how columns appear on forms in CATS. For example, here is a printed DO that needs the location column printed on it.

Delivery order form print out

Go to Maintenance > Setup > Displayed Columns and select the marks columns template from the chooser. In this example, we choose MKDO. Press Continue.

Change columns on DO

Add in the column you want by placing a number under the Order column. Exit will save any changes and return to the previous screen.

The column has been added. It will now show up on the delivery order.

Delivery order with column added