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Status (STS)

The following table contains the default characteristics of the STS 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

xxST

Alpha

1

1

-

-

N

Y

Y

-

Y

N

Y

Y

-

N

N

N

N

-

LHS text (Column headings)

RHS text

Field name

Values list

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Keyboard shift

Allow lowercase

Mandatory fill

Valid system name

Mod10/11 check

XANWID

N

N

N

-

N

Y

Y

Y

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

-

N

N

N

N

-

Check condition

Translate values

*NONE

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

N

Field exit option

Edit codes: Input

Output

Report

N

-

-

-

Y

-

-

-

N

-

-

-

Y

-

-

-

The STS field type is used for fields that are indicators or flags. Status fields can take a limited number of discrete values, each of which has a meaning assigned to it.

The values for a status field and their meanings are specified through the use of specific field conditions allowed for status fields. If a check condition is specified for a status field, it can only take the values specified by that condition.

For value mapped status fields, you can specify that a status field has a different internal length from its external length; the value field is then mapped between the two values.

For more information on valued mapped status fields, refer to this topic, Field Type Default Characteristics, the Translate values option.

A call to an inquiry program is automatically generated for status fields that appear as input capable fields in CA 2E standard function panel displays. The inquiry shows the allowed values for a status field if you press F4 (prompt) or enter ? in the selection area of the panel.

Only conditions of type VAL or LST can be attached to status fields.

See the section Using Conditions for more information.

The following examples show fields of STS type and the conditions that can be attached to them: