The <fieldwidth> tag is only supposed to be used once at the beginning of the template – it specifies the default width for any fields that don’t have an explicit <width> tag… It should never be used on a line with a field name. If you want to set the width of an individual field, use the <width> tag.
So I think what you want is something like this:
Fiscal Year<width:1 inch>
Agency
Pay Class
Pay scale type
Position Number
Position itle
Extra Help Flag
Class Code<width:1 inch>
Employee Name
Yes, I see the difference now. I was only looking at the Geometry section of the Automatic Form Construction (excellent by the way) and overlooked the Width section. Back on track. Thanks.