Assignment
Logical entities.
Use
Generation of instructions in the VALIDATION section between the unload (PLACE) and update (CLASSIFY) instructions, for logical entities in update mode only.
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Substitution principles
The management rule text variables $$Id are replaced by the name of the view concerned by the PLACE/CLASSIFY instructions.
The management rule text variables $LogicalProperty are replaced by the guide word associated with the property named LogicalProperty, if the latter belongs to the entity to which the management rule is assigned.
Example
Assigning the modification date.
1. Specification of the management rule:
IF $$ENTITY EXISTS
$UPD_DATE = *DATE
END
2. Result in the program:
IF CUSTOMER EXISTS
CC_UPD_DATE = *DATE
END