Evaluating field layouts

When you add or edit a field layout, you should evaluate it to help identify any configuration issues that you need to resolve. When you evaluate a layout, a Field Layout Evaluation Report is displayed, which provides information about issues in the layout.

1.Choose Tools > Administration > Field Layouts.

The Field Layouts dialog box opens.

2. Select an Item type.

3. Select the layout to evaluate.

You can also evaluate the layout when you are adding or editing it.

4. Click Evaluate.

The Field Layout Evaluation Report is displayed. See Field Layout Evaluation Report.

5. Click Open in Browser to open the report in the default web browser.

6. Click Close when you finish.

Field Layout Evaluation Report

The header of the report provides information about the layout and navigation to each section of the report. The report includes the following sections.

Section	Description
Required Fields	List of required fields that are not included in the layout. If the layout is a requirements layout for all requirement types, missing required fields are listed for each requirement type. If a required field is not included in a layout, users will not be able to save items unless the required field has a default value.
Field Security	List of fields included in the layout that are hidden by field security.
Field Relationships	List of fields in field relationships where only one of the two fields is in the layout.
Omitted Fields	List of all fields not included in the layout.

Icons

Icon	Meaning
	No problems exist in this area
	Information is available to review for this area, but no problems exist
	Potential problems exist in this area that you should review