MAINTAIN INTERFACE ELEMENTS

Use this application to exclude specific elements from being transferred to the target system for inserts and/or updates. The data initialization process for each integration package includes preloading the list of elements for which this feature is supported. You can then select those elements that you want excluded from the integration process for a given object and instance.

You must first define an individual instance or instances for the integration package(s) installed at your site. (Please see the Interface Configuration and Scheduler documentation for additional information regarding setting up an instance.)  Next, you can use this screen to add or edit a set of elements to be excluded for each object being processed in the selected interface and instance. The set of excluded elements becomes a part of the existing object instance.

The Interface ID, Instance ID, and Object fields serve as the identifier for the set of elements to be excluded. When you create a new set, you must enter or look up all three fields to completely identify the interface, instance, and object for which the exclusions are being defined. You must associate the exclusions with an existing interface instance. When you edit a set of elements to be excluded, use Find or Query and select one from the available list.

You can clone an existing set of elements when you are creating a new instance by selecting Clone from the File menu and choosing one from the list. 

Interface ID

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the interface ID for this object record. The interface IDs available for selection are pre-defined in the system and depend on the integration packages installed at your site for which elements may be excluded.

Instance ID

Enter, or use Lookup to select, an existing instance ID defined in the Interface Configuration and Scheduler screen.

Object ID

Enter, or use Lookup to select, an object ID for the elements to be excluded. The object IDs available for selection are pre-defined in the system and depend on the integration packages installed at your site for which elements may be excluded.

Available Elements

Element

This non-editable field displays the element ID for the row.

Allow Exclude on Insert

This field indicates whether or not you can edit the Exclude on Ins. field.  If it is "Y," you can exclude this field from processing when new rows are created in the target table from the source.

Allow Exclude on Update

This field indicates whether or not you can edit the Exclude on Upd. field.  If it is "Y," you can exclude this field from processing when rows are updated in the target table from the source.

Select

After selecting a row or rows in the Available Elements table window, select this pushbutton to add the lines to the Selected Elements table window.

After you save your selections, the contents of the Selected Elements table window are associated with the interface, instance ,and object being processed.

Deselect

To remove a line from the Select Elements table window, highlight the row and select this pushbutton.

Selected Elements

Element

This field displays the Element from the Available Elements table window.

Exclude on Ins.

Enter a "Y" to exclude this element for new records. This field is enabled only when Allow Exclude on Insert is "Y." The default for this field is "N."

Exclude on Upd.

Enter a "Y" to exclude this element for existing records. This field is enabled only when Allow Exclude on Update is "Y." The default for this field is "N."

Allow Excl. on Ins.

This field displays the value from the Allow Exclude on Insert field in the Available Elements table window.

Allow Excl. on Upd.

This field displays the value from the Allow Exclude on Update field in the Available Elements table window.