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Automatic Editing at Runtime

If automatic editing is not enabled for a field, data in the field is handled as follows:

• On mapin, data that has been changed (or for which the MDT is set on) is justified, padded, or zeroed as specified by each map field definition. The data is then moved to program variable storage if the Transmit data entry field on the Map Read/Write Options screen is / for input.
• On mapout, data is moved directly to the output buffer from program variable storage. The data is then transmitted to the screen if DATA is Y (YES) for output.

Automatic editing is performed on mapin and mapout only if editing is enabled at the map level and only for fields for which editing is specifically enabled.

Note: For more information about enabling automatic editing for a map and its fields, see Enabling Automatic Editing and Error Handling.

When enabled for a map and field, automatic editing validates and edits data supplied by the operator. Each field is evaluated according to specifications made for the field when the field was defined. Automatic editing operations that take place during mapin and mapout operations are presented in this section.