Automatic selection
This parameter is useful for all the fields for which there is a selection with respect to a list of values mentioned in a table. When this parameter is set to Yes, and a value that does not exist in the table is entered:
- a selection window opens automatically and displays all the values whose code starts with the characters keyed-in, if there is more than one.
- If there is only one value, it is proposed automatically.
- If there is no value, an error message is displayed.
Example
Assuming that the currency table contains the following codes in the following order:
... AUD (Australian Dollar), CAD (Canadian Dollar), CHF (Swiss Franc) and EUR (euro)...
If the parameter is set to Yes, the following will occur:
- If AU is entered, the field will be complemented by AUD (a unique value exists).
- If C is typed in, a selection window opens to submit a choice between CAD and CHF.
- If C has been typed in, the error message Currency: key does not exist is displayed (that would correspond to the default behavior of the three cases if the parameter was not equal to Yes).
Level of localization / Global variable
The parameter is defined at the level User.Belongs to Module SUP (Supervisor) and to Group INT (Interface User),in which the following parameters can also be found :
- CALNBRDEC (Calculate number of decimals)
- CONFABD (Confirm abandon)
- CONFDUP (Confirm copy)
- CONFSUP (Confirm deletion)
- CTLTEL (Telephone number control)
- CTY (Nonexistent city alert)
- HISTCALC (Calculator history)
- LEGFIL (Legislation (selection filter))
- MAPDSP (URL)
- NBRREQ (Number of query lines)
- NBRREQBLK (Bulk mode number of lines)
- PARTRABTC (Parameters in batch trace)
- POSCOD (Nonexistent postal code alert)
- POSCODCPY (Multi-country post codes)
- SOCDEF (Default company)
- STYLE (Presentation style)
The global variable GAUTOSEL is associated to it.