Creating format elements for new data elements

With the Format editor, you can create a new data element and then define its format. To create the format element for a new data element, follow these steps:
  1. Create a format definition.
  2. In the main editing area of the FMTE page in the Editor view, right-click the newly created format definition.
  3. In the pop-up menu, select Add data format.
  4. In the sub-menu that pops up, select New data. A window appears prompting you to input the name and tag name for the new data.
  5. Type the name and select the tag name of the new data element from a pull-down list. If this data element belongs to a compound data element, also select the compound data element to which you want to add the new data element.
  6. Click Finish. The newly created data element appears in the CHA Data view. The newly created format element appears in the Outline view and the FMTE page of the Editor view.
  7. If another wizard appears, select the format for the new data element and click Finish.