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Generate a Screen Value

Follow these steps:

1. Type 11 on the Add Rules—Rule Actions Menu.

   The Add Rule Actions—Data Generation panel is displayed. Use this panel to generate a value for an input or an output field. The target field must be a number, numeric currency, or a numeric date. A sample panel is shown next.

    -------------------   ADD RULE ACTIONS - DATA GENERATION---------------16:51:53
    ENTER COMMAND ===>                                                             
                                                                                   
   RULE NAME: RUL00001           RULESET NAME:     TCADS.CCC.ORDERAPP.001         
                                 TEST STREAM NAME: TCADS.CCC.ORDERAPP.001    
                                                                                   
    SCREEN LOCATION:                                                               
      ROW  COL  LEN  VALUE                                                         
       __  ___  ___  ____________________________________________________________  
                     ____________________________________________________________  
                     ____________________________________________________________  
                                                                                   
    INITIAL VALUE        ===> N              (Y/N)                                 
    OPERATOR             ===> _              (ADD=+,SUBTRACT=-,MULTIPLY=*,DIVIDE=/)
    OPERATOR VALUE       ===> _______        (1 - 9999999)                         
    OVERFLOW             ===> N              (Y/N)                                 
    ACCUMULATE           ===> N              (Y/N)                                 
      SCOPE              ===> _              (S=SYSTEM,T=TERMINAL,U=USER)          
    DATE AGING FORMAT    ===> ______________                                       
      AGE DATE BY D|Y    ===> _              (D=DAYS,Y=YEARS)             
                                                                                   
    INPUT/OUTPUT FIELD   ===> I              (I=INPUT,O=OUTPUT)
                                                                                   
    F1-HELP     F2-PREVIEW    F3-END    F4-RETURN    F9-SELECT
   

   For a description of the RULE NAME, TEST STREAM NAME, RULESET NAME, ROW, COL, and LEN fields, see the section Use the Rules Function Panels.

   SCREEN LOCATION

   Indicates the location of the field that contains the value being accumulated or the date being aged. You can fill in the location values by either using a model screen, or by typing the values directly into the appropriate columns.

   Note: The field containing the value being accumulated or the date being aged can be either an input field or an output field.

   INITIAL VALUE

   Indicates whether or not you will supply a starting value for the generated field. Specify N (no) to use the value in the specified field as the initial value. Specify Y (yes) to supply a different starting value; type the new value to be used in the VALUE field.

   OPERATOR

   Specifies the arithmetic operation to be performed on the initial value; a value is required. Valid values are: + (add the operator value to the initial value), - (subtract the operator value from the initial value), * (multiply the initial value by the operator value), or / (divide the initial value by the operator value).

   OPERATOR VALUE

   Type a whole number that is to be added to, subtracted from, multiplied by, or used as the divisor of the initial value; a value is required. Valid values are 1 to 9,999,999.

   OVERFLOW

   Indicates whether processing is to continue if a value overflows the target field length. Specify Y (yes) to ignore any overflows and continue processing. Specify N (no) if overflowing the field boundaries is not allowed; processing will stop and the Mismatch panel will be displayed.

   ACCUMULATE

   Indicates whether or not you want to use the last generated value for this field as the basis for the next generated value for this field. Type N (no) if you do not, Y (yes) if you do.

   If you specify Y, then a value for SCOPE is required. SCOPE controls how the data is accumulated: by user, by terminal, or by system.

   Note: If a data generation rule action is changed during a run and the accumulator is set to Y, then the accumulator will not be adjusted for the remainder of the run. The only exception is if the length of the value has changed.

   SCOPE

   When Y is specified for ACCUMULATE, you must indicate how the data is to be accumulated. Specify S (system) to accumulate the data by system; specify T (terminal) to accumulate the data by terminal; specify U (user) to accumulate the data by user.

   DATE AGING FORMAT

   Specify the date format you are using in this application. This value is required if the initial value or the value found at the screen location is a date. Valid date formats are:

   MMDDYY	MM/DD/YY	MM / DD / YY	YYDDD
   

   YYMMDD	YY/MM/DD	YY / MM/ /DD	
   

   YYDDMM	YY/DD/MM	YY / DD / MM	
   

   In any of these formats, the year can be specified as two characters (YY) or four characters (YYYY). You can also replace the / with any national character (such as a -). However, the format, the format's length, and the separator characters specified in the date aging format must match what is found in the screen location during the run. If they do not match, a conflict will occur and the Mismatch panel will appear.

   If you specify a value for DATE AGING FORMAT, then you must also specify a value for AGE DATE BY.

   AGE DATE BY D|Y

   Specify how the date is to be aged: by day (D) or by year (Y).

   INPUT/OUTPUT FIELD

   Indicates whether this rule applies to an input or an output screen. Specify I for input; O for output.