Access
To display, create or modify a parameter field, click the corresponding button of the Define the parameter fields dialog box.
Data entry
Name
Guide word of the field.
This name must be a valid field name (as defined by IBM), unique among the names of parameter fields.
Length: 15 characters maximum.
Mandatory entry.
Description
Description clearly identifying the field.
Length: 50 characters maximum.
Optional entry.
Short name
Short name of the field.
This name must be a valid short name (as defined by IBM), unique among the short names of parameter fields.
Length: 10 characters maximum.
Mandatory entry.
Length
Field length.
Alphanumeric field: 256 characters maximum.
Numeric field: 30 positions maximum.
Mandatory entry.
Decimals
Number of decimal positions in the field (digit between 0 and 9), for a numeric field.
Buttons
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 field definition is updated in the database before the dialog box is closed; otherwise, an error message is displayed.
Cancel
This button closes the dialog box without validating the choices made.
Keyboard short cut: Esc.