Using CA Ideal to Validate Entries

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Using CA Ideal to Validate Entries

When you define field attributes, you can specify such validation criteria as follows:

Minimum and maximum values
Whether the field must be filled
Whether an entry is required in the field
Whether a digit separator, minus sign, or currency symbol can be entered
How many digits are required after the decimal point

If the value entered in the application panel or the panel facsimile does not conform to the requirements specified in the field definition, CA Ideal finds the error and redisplays the panel with the fields in error highlighted (as specified in the Extended Field Definition fill‑in for Error Handling) as shown in the following illustration.

If you specified C (for Clarify) in the Edit‑rule Error Proc parameter of the Panel Parameter fill‑in, the application user can enter the CLARIFY command or press the PF3/15 key to display a panel that explains the edit rule violations (the edit rules are specified in the Extended Field Definition fill‑in). The Clarify panel is available from CA Ideal. You do not have to define the Clarify panel to use it in an application.

Note: You can also use the CLARIFY panel to display errors encountered when testing a panel facsimile.

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IDEAL:                                                                 DISPLAY

           C l a r i f y     E d i t    V i o l a t i o n s

      ___   _______   ____________   alkdng_    lskent_
                                    1*******   2*******


 1 ‑ 1‑ICSCCEVM04E ‑ Enter only digits
 2 ‑ 1‑ICSCCEVM04E ‑ Enter only digits


 Type RETURN or press PF2 to return to main panel

The Clarify panel is the same width as the application panel. It lists all errors detected for all fields on the application panel. You can scroll the Clarify panel forward or backward, left or right, to view errors in fields that are not displayed. To return from the Clarify panel to the application panel, press the PF 2/14 (RETURN) key.

Note: If you set the Edit‑rule Error Proc parameter to use the Clarify panel, the user must correct all edit errors before the panel can be sent to the application.