IME Mode in MSCRM while creating new attribute

When you create a new attribute for a Microsoft Dynamics CRM entity and have to set the characteristics like data type, min-max values and schema name, you would have seen a property called IMEmode, I always use leave this with default setting i.e. auto as shown in the below screenshot-

What exactly the use this setting, we definitely should know the intention of each and every property while working with MS CRM and very careful while creating new Entity and the Attributes for it.

So let’s understand for what exactly the property we have to set.

This option occurs with Single Line of Text, Multiple Lines of Text and other attributes that are bound to input elements or text area element.

IME stands for Input Method Editor and it lets you to enter and edit Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters. These Asian writing systems have more characters than can be encoded for a regular keyboard. The IMEs for these languages use sequences of base characters that describe an individual character or group of characters to enter a larger set of characters.

Base characters can be component letters from Hangul syllables, phonetic components for Japanese kanji characters, or various combinations for Chinese characters. We can use the IME mode option to quickly enter these characters and symbols into text boxes, avoiding the manual switch to IME mode that would otherwise be required.

Input Method Editors have two principle states, inactive and active. The inactive mode behaves like a regular keyboard and uses a limited set of characters. The active mode accepts Chinese, Japanese, or Korean characters.

The following IME modes are available:

·     auto (default) - The IME mode is not affected with this choice.

·     active - All characters are entered in the IME mode, but you can still deactivate it. For name-related fields and addresses, the default is active for detailed forms.

·     Inactive - All characters are entered without using the IME mode, but you can still activate it. For datetime type fields, the default is inactive for detailed forms.

·     Disabled - The IME mode is disabled, and you cannot activate it. For number type fields (money, int, float), the default is inactive for detailed forms.