1. Go to [IMLN] and identify the custom function in the [X_UC_FUNCTIONS] lexicon * Saved Value is a unique 10 character code that is stored in the data base * Displayed Value is the Function Name as declared in the data base * Meaning is the product that the Function is intended to be used with 2. Create the function in the data base as a [data base function] returning VARCHAR or NUMBER * No parameters may be defined in this function * Variables can be passed, however, by setting their value prior to calling the custom function ** Variables defined on the IMUC Variables tab are created in the User Calc as V_<''variable name''> ** example: a Variable identified as __Current Month FTE__ will be identified as __V_CURRENT_MONTH_FTE__ in the SQL code