This section includes the fields and descriptions for the Input Data Fields sub-tab.
It is common for all fields in the table part of this window that they are assigned the record ID displayed in the field “Record ID” in the card part.
In this window, you can create, change and delete input data fields. As all fields are also found in the window Specification of Input Data Fields, please refer to the description of this window for more information about these actions.
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| Field No.
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This field displays the number of the current field on the line. All fields are assigned a number in the window Specification of Input Data Fields. Two fields cannot be assigned the same number, alternative field number, and/or record ID.
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| Description
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This field displays the input data field description from the window Specification of Input Data Fields.
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| Field Type
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This field displayed the type of the input data field.
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| Contents
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This field displays the contents of the field. If the field is a reference field, it displays the reference to the database field to which the contents of the file’s field should be written. In “Appendix D: Reference Fields in Format Specifications” in the Reference Manual you can find a list of available reference fields.
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| Contents Type
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This pop-up field specifies the field type contents.
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| Format
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This field displays the format of the contents of the field.
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| Fixed Length
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This field displays whether the field has been assigned a fixed length and if so the specified length. If a value is displayed in this field, the value in the field “Max. Length” is the same value.
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| Min. Length
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This field displays whether the field has been assigned a minimum length and if so the specified length.
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| Max. Length
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This field displays whether the field has been assigned a maximum length and if so the specified length.
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| Field Identification
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This field displays the identification assigned to the current field in accordance with the format specification.
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| Mandatory Completion
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If this field is marked, the current field must contain a value.
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| Variable Operations
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If this field is marked, the variable operations specified in the fields “Operation 1-10” on the current line in the table part will be executed. If the field is not marked, the operations will not be executed.
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| Operation 1-10
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These fields contain the operations that should be executed along with the variable of the output data format. For further information about variable operations, please refer to the description of the island Variable Operations in this window.
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