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Time (TME)

The following table contains the default characteristics of the TME field.

Field Type Attribute

Shipped Default Value


Default Override

Field Details Override

Device Field Override

Implementation name

System data type

External length

Internal length

Decimal places

xxTM

Packed

6.0

as external

0

-

N

N

-

N

Y

N

N

-

N

N

N

N

-

N

LHS text (Column headings)

RHS text

Field name

HH:MM:SS

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Keyboard shift

Allow lowercase

Mandatory fill

Valid system name

Mod10/11 check

NYID

-

-

-

-

N

-

Y

-

Y

N

-

Y

-

Y

N

-

N

-

N

Check condition

Translate values

*NONE

-

N

-

Y

-

Y

-

Field exit option

Edit codes: Input

Output

Report

Blank

T

T

T

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

-

The TME type is one of two field types used for fields that represent times. For compatibility with standards set by the International Standards Organization (ISO), it is recommended that you use TM# for your time fields. You can use the *MOVE built-in function to convert between date fields of type TME and TM#.

CA 2E automatically generates code to validate TME fields. TME times are always stored on file in HHMMSS format.

Examples of TME fields include: