Use this reference when a job lookup, operator answer or exact-reprint form is refused. Operator or Supervisor performs ordinary label work; Supervisor authorises exact reprints. Author prepares form definitions and Reviewer controls their publication. The role reference explains the remaining access conditions.
Production inputs
| Field or control | What to enter | Checks and limits | If it is refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job reference | The complete reference for the intended work | Required text, up to 255 characters. Preserve the reference's actual spelling and leading zeros. | Check the selected site and the source's reference. Do not shorten a genuine reference or use a different job to get past lookup. |
| Text answer | The actual information requested by the published form | Non-blank text up to 500 characters, without control characters. Required and visible conditions come from that form. | Remove accidental pasted line breaks/control characters; refer an incorrect requirement to the Supervisor and form Author. |
| Whole-number answer | A whole number such as 0, 24 or -3 where the question permits it | Between -999999999 and 999999999. No spaces, plus sign, separators or leading zeros except zero itself. | Use the specified number format. A code such as 00127 belongs in a correctly defined text field, not a numeric field that would lose its spelling. |
| General decimal answer | A number using a decimal point, such as 24.5 | Up to nine whole-number digits and six decimal places. No commas, spaces, exponents or leading zeros. Correction-bound fields can be stricter, as explained below. | Check both the question's type and any correction target. Do not round or change an observed value merely to pass validation. |
| Date answer | A real calendar date | The stored format is YYYY-MM-DD, for example 2026-10-25. The browser may show its date picker in your local display style. | Choose the actual date; impossible dates such as 2026-02-30 are refused. |
| Choice or checkbox | An offered exact choice, or the actual confirmation | Choices must belong to this released form. A required checkbox must be ticked. A read-only value cannot be changed. | Do not select a false answer to satisfy a required condition. Ask for review if no offered choice represents the facts. |
| Reason for these answers | Why the form answers or permitted corrections are justified | At least 10 characters after trimming outside spaces, and at most 1,000 characters overall. Control characters are refused. | Supply a useful single-line explanation, not padding. Recheck the exact answers and job line before preparing. |
| Reprint Reason and selected copies | The exact copies needed and their business reason | Select at least one copy and give a non-blank reason of at most 1,000 characters in the browser workflow. Duplicate acknowledgement and current reprint checks still apply. | Review the original run and copies. A field correction does not itself authorise more output. Exact reprint. |
Correction fields use exact decimal places
A form bound to a permitted dimensional correction requires a non-negative value with exactly two decimal places in millimetres. For example, enter 25.10 rather than 25.1 when the actual value is 25.10 mm. A net-weight correction requires exactly three places in kilograms, such as 0.125. Do not enter a unit suffix in the numeric value or convert a measurement without checking its intended unit.
This stricter format belongs to the correction target. The general decimal field's six-place allowance does not override it. The form cannot clear an imported source value through an empty or hidden correction answer. Hidden answers are cleared from the form; an empty correction proposes no replacement for the source value.
Separate an input problem from a changed basis
If the displayed form reports a required-field conflict while the field is hidden, ask the Author to correct its conditions through the reviewed release process. There is no valid hidden answer to type around that conflict.
A changed source, form context, release or restored database can invalidate a preview independently of the answer format. Reopen the current job and prepare against its current information when instructed. Use operator forms for the full procedure and uncertain output for a copy that may already have printed. Formatting an answer does not settle a physical print outcome.