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Use this dialog to modify or delete watch fields, or to restore the default watch fields and descriptions. To add new fields, right-click in the desired field in form view and choose Watch Field from the context menu.

The values in watched fields are displayed in the Federal Diagnostics window in the Watch tab.

You can open this dialog in one of two ways.

• Click the Watch Fields button in any federal Product Information dialog. Note that you can edit or modify watch fields, but cannot add new watch fields if you access the dialog in this manner.
• Right-click in any federal form field and choose Watch Field from the context menu. Note that if you use this method, the dialog that opens will be called Add Watch Field, and you can use the dialog to create new watch fields. If you right-click and choose Watch Field in a form field that is already watched, the dialog that opens will be called Edit Watch Field.

Fields & buttons

Watch field list

Description

Move Up / Move Down buttons

Restore Default button

Related topics

Adding or modifying watch fields

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