Defining a Hidden Field of a Transaction Template

Data entry

Name

Name of the hidden field.

This name must be a valid field name (as defined by IBM).

Length: 15 characters maximum.

Mandatory entry.

Description

Description clearly identifying the hidden field.

Length: 50 characters maximum.

Short name

Short name of the hidden field.

This name must be a valid short name (as defined by IBM), unique among the short names of hidden fields.

Length: 10 characters maximum.

Mandatory entry.

Length

Length of the hidden field. This length must comply with the IBM standards.

Mandatory entry.

Decimals

Number of decimal positions of the hidden field (from 0 to 9).

If no number is entered, the variable is alphanumeric; otherwise, it is numeric.

Optional entry.

Displayed data

Logical origin

Entity name

Name of the origin logical entity, specified if the field has a logical origin.

Description

Description of the origin logical entity.

Property name

Name of the origin logical property, specified if the field has a logical origin.

Description

Description of the origin logical property.

Buttons

Define / Modify logical origin

This button opens a dialog box which is used to define the logical origin of the hidden field.

Cut logical origin

This button is used to delete the logical origin of the hidden field.

This button is only active if the field has a logical origin.

Enter/Create/Modify (validation)

The Enter button (in display mode) closes the dialog box.

The Create button (in creation mode) or the Modify button (in modification mode) validates the dialog box.

The various fields of the dialog box are verified. If all are valid, the hidden field definition is updated in the database before the box is closed; otherwise, an error message is displayed.

Cancel

This button closes the dialog box without validating the choices made.

Keyboard shortcut: Esc.