Maintaining ALF Files

1. Select Documents > Setup ALF files. A message appears explaining about ALF usage. Click Done.

2. The AbacusLaw Format files window appears. Note that the layouts folder is selected. If you want to create a new ALF file, enter a new file name. If you want to edit an ALF file, highlight the ALF file. Click Open.

3. The ALF Editor appears listing the Records to Output. Each row is considered a record property. Maintain record properties for the ALF file as necessary:
   
   
   
   You can:

   1. Add or edit record properties

   2. Delete record properties: Highlight the record property you want to delete and click Delete.

4. Click Test to "run" the ALF file against the current name and matter records. It performs the same data searching and collecting (and error checking) that happens when generating forms. After the run, a list appears, showing all the output field names and their contents that would be sent to the word processor.
   
   This is an extremely useful tool that will save you lots of time! If you make any modifications to an ALF file, especially to expressions, the results will show you if the data is formatted the way you expect.

5. Click Done to save your changes and close the window.