Field help (TGLTGRTAB)

This mandatory field has to be entered in the first place during the definition of a new target. The user is invited to enter in the latter the code of an X3 table defined in the development dictionary. The user is helped in this by an associated selection list.

Following the entry of a table code, the system carries out different checks. Firstly it checks if the primary key description for the table is used to analyze a correct syntax. If this is not the case, the following message is displayed: "This table contains an unsuitable key structure. Entry refused". The table cannot as a consequence be used as a target.

Then, the system verifies if the primary key of the table contains a single component. If this is not the case, the following message is displayed: "This table does not contain a primary key containing a single component. Entry rejected. ».

Then the system verifies if the primary key is of the type alphanumeric. If this is not the case, the following message is displayed: "This table does not contain an alphanumeric primary key. Entry rejected".

Finally, the system verifies if the field length used as the key does not exceed thirty characters. If this is not the case, the following message is displayed: "The primary key field of the target has a length greater than thirty characters. Entry rejected. ».

When the table code entered is accepted as a target, the system analyzes the different types of use of this table within the software in order to automatically enter the maximum of information.

For example, for a table used through an X3 object, all the information characterizing the target will be entered except for optional additional elements such as a more detailed text description of the target and the linked tables extending the amount of viewable information.