Entry options
Definition of an entry option
One or more entry characteristics are assigned to a given field. This notion can be in:
- the data type
- the dictionary of tables (for the initialization of the screens created from this table )
- the screen dictionary
These entry characteristics depend on the internal type of the field.
For an alphanumeric type field, the options possible are:
Option | Meaning |
A | Uppercase letters only: the characters entered (when they are letters) will automatically transformed to uppercase. |
# | Numbers only |
T | Tokenization (that is to say understanding of key words in the entry of a calculation formula) |
D | No key words authorised |
C | Format of the key. In general the format of access keys is standardised when it is not a document number by using this format, which is used to enter the uppercase letters, the numbers as well as the characters '/' (slash) and "-" (minus). But this can be modified if necessary by modifying the corresponding c type (attention nevertheless on the introduction of special characteristics, the "_"(under line) and ";" (semi-colon) being prohibited). |
z | Non-displayed comments |
X | Entry masked (passwords) |
U | File format. The "Choose" button in the contextual menu for the field will allow the choice of a file on the server or the local workstation. The path and file name are recovered. |
M | File format. The "Choose" button in the contextual menu for the field will allow the choice of a file on the server or the local workstation. The path and file name are recovered. |
L | Complete length for the field. In a screen field avoids the automatic truncation to 30 characters. In the fields called in the long link and short link. Without this option on the data type of the field link (in the tables dictionary), the supervisor truncates the length defined in the data type DES for the long link and that defined in the data type SHO for the short link. |
For a numeric type field, the options possible are:
Option | Meaning |
z | Zero values not displayed |
+ | Only positive numbers |
3 | Separation if groups of 3 integers |
F | Floating numbers |
0 | Display of 0 before numbers |
- | Display sign + |
D | Sign after the number |
Option F is used to have precise control at the level of decimals. In fact, in the .srf a decimal section is generated whose length is the minimum of (integer - 1) or to (28 - integer).
For a date type field, the possible options are:
Option | Meaning |
Z | Blank date authorised |
z | Blank value not displayed |
1 | Date in the form: 18-01-02 |
2 | Date in the form: 18-01-2002 |
3 | Date in the form: 18 JAN 2002 |
4 | Date in the form: 18 January 2002 |
5 | Date in the form: 18-01 |
6 | Date in the form: 01-02 |
7 | Date in the form: 01-2002 |
For all field types, the possible options are:
Option | Meaning |
c | Display of a field in colour according to the pcolor |
W | Contents of the field displayed at the bottom of the screen |