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Change a Field Value

Follow these steps:

1. Type 6 on the Add Rules—Rule Actions Menu.

   The Add Rule Actions—Change Field panel is displayed as shown next.

   --------------------ADD RULE ACTIONS - CHANGE FIELD VALUE------------08:23:24
    ENTER COMMAND ===>                                                       
                                                                             
   RULE NAME: RUL00001           RULESET NAME:     TCADS.CCC.ORDERAPP.001         
                                 TEST STREAM NAME: TCADS.CCC.ORDERAPP.001    
                                                                             
    CHANGED FIELDS:                                                          
    ROW COL  LEN  ATTR FIELD VALUE                         
    __  ___  ___  ____ ______________________________________________________
                       ______________________________________________________
                       ______________________________________________________
                                                                             
   OUTPUT/INPUT FIELD  ===> O      ( I=INPUT, O=OUTPUT)
                                                                             
                                                                             
    F1-HELP  F2-PREVIEW  F3-END  F4-RETURN  F9-SELECT   
   

   For instructions on completing a data entry panel and for a description of the RULESET NAME, TEST STREAM, RULE NAME, ROW, COL, and LEN fields, see the section Use the Rules Function Panels.

   ATTR

   Type a field attribute, if the attribute is changing. If the attribute is not changing, leave ATTR blank and CA Verify will default to the original attribute value. Select one of these values for ATTR: U, UM, UH, UHM, UN, UNM, UNH, UNHM, P, PM, PH, PHM, PS, PSM, PSH, PSHM. The meaning of each letter is explained next.

   U

   Unprotected field; can be modified

   P

   Protected field; cannot be modified

   N

   Numeric field; only numeric data can be typed

   S

   Cursor will auto-skip over the field

   H

   High-intensity field

   M

   Field with modified data tag which will be transmitted from the terminal even if the operator makes no entry

   FIELD VALUE

   Type the new value to be used in the field. A value is required.

   INPUT/OUTPUT FIELD

   Indicates whether the value being changed is an input or an output field. The default is Output.

   A completed Add Rule Actions—Change Field Value panel is shown next. This sample shows the value of a field being changed to 7.0.

   ------------------ADD RULE ACTIONS - CHANGE FIELD VALUE---------  ADD SUCCESSFUL
    ENTER COMMAND ===>                                                       
                                                                             
   RULE NAME: RUL00001           RULESET NAME:     TCADS.CCC.ORDERAPP.001    
                                 TEST STREAM NAME: TCADS.CCC.ORDERAPP.001    
                                                                             
    CHANGED FIELDS:                                                          
    ROW COL  LEN  ATTR FIELD VALUE                         
    02  075  003  ____ 7.0___________________________________________________
                       ______________________________________________________
                       ______________________________________________________
                                                                             
   OUTPUT/INPUT FIELD  ===> O      ( I=INPUT, O=OUTPUT)
                                                                             
                                                                             
    F1-HELP  F2-PREVIEW  F3-END  F4-RETURN  F9-SELECT