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Define Selection Conditions

A selection criteria member consists of statements that determine if the value in a given field meets a Define Selection Conditions value you specify. Build selection conditions based on a field in a custom layout member. Compare the value in that field to another field in the layout member or to a literal value that you define.

To identify another field in the layout as the compare field in your selection condition, follow these steps:

1. Select the row in the table that contains the field name on which you want to build the selection criteria.
2. Right-click in the Compare Value or Field Name cell and select Field Name

   The Select Field Name dialog displays.

3. Select the field name that you want to set as the compare field in your selection criteria.
4. Click OK.

   The Select Field Name dialog closes.

To define literal values as the compare value in your selection condition, follow these steps:

1. Select the row in the table that contains the field name on which you want to build the selection criteria.
2. Right-click in the Compare Value or Field Name cell and select one of the following data type indicators:
   • C—Character
   • H—Hex
   • T—Text

   The option you selected displays in the Compare Value or Field Name cell, followed by two single quotation marks.

   Note: Not all data type indicators are available for every field type.

3. Put your cursor between the two single quote marks.
4. Type between the single quote marks the literal value to which you want the field name compared.

   Note: For more information about selection criteria literal values, see Condition Specifications.

   Repeat steps 2 to 4 until you have specified all the literal values for the selection condition for this field name.

More information:

Selection

Add Selection Criteria

Create Selection Criteria

Modify Layout Selection Conditions

Condition Specifications

Update Selection Criteria

Remove Selection Criteria