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Q166138: INFO: Detailed Description of FTCODE Table in ATS

Article: Q166138
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbother
Last Modified: 11-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Anomaly Tracking System, version 1.0, included with:
   - Microsoft Visual Studio 
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SUMMARY
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The Anomaly Tracking System (ATS), contains several tables in the main database
(Ft.dbc). Although all tables play a role, the ftcode table contains custom
information such as User IDs, Products, Versions, and several others.

MORE INFORMATION
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There are five fields in the ftcode table:

  Field name  Purpose                       Notes
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  Co_id       Unique ID for record          Assigned by "fttpk.nextid"
  Co_ctid     Category ID of record         Further described below
  Co_order    Order of option within group  Order options appear in pop-up
  Co_name     Name of option                Option that shows in pop-up
  Co_proc     Name of validation procedure  What to run if option chosen

The Category field (Co_ctid) determines which group of options the record is
associated with. The following Co_ctid are listed along with the names of the
options they go with:

  Co_ctid     Option group             Notes
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  01          Current users in database
  02          Keywords                 Choices available on Attributes tab
  03          Priority
  04          Platform                 Windows 95, Windows NT, MS-DOS
  05          Language                 English, French, and so forth
  06          Version number
  07          Product name
  08          Area                     Documentation, User interface, and
                                       so forth
  09          Sub-area
  10          Resolution type
  11          Found during what        Ad-hoc, beta testing, and so forth
  12          Issue type               Defect, suggestion, and so forth
  13          Issue sub-type
  14          Source                   Beta site, user education, and so
                                       forth
  15          Severity
  16          Status
  17          Assigned to
  18          Found by whom
  19          Environment             Choices available on Attributes tab

It is recommended that any changes, additions, or deletions to this table be made
through the ATS interface. Specifically, the Property Options Maintenance option
on the Tools menu provides the ability to maintain this table. One exception is
category 01, which contains the users added to the system. This is maintained by
User Maintenance option on the Tools menu.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbother 
Technology        : kbVSsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVS97Search
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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