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Paste Data Into a Screen

Follow these steps:

1. Type 15 on the Add Rules—Rule Actions Menu to display the Add Rule Actions—Paste Field panel.

   A sample panel is shown next.

    ----------------------ADD RULE ACTIONS - PASTE FIELD------------UPD SUCCESSFUL
    ENTER COMMAND ===>                                                             
                                                                                   
   RULE NAME: RUL00001           RULESET NAME:     TCADS.CCC.ORDERAPP.001         
                                 TEST STREAM NAME: TCADS.CCC.ORDERAPP.001    
                                                                                   
    PASTE TO:                                                                      
      ROW  COL  VALUE OR DESCRIPTION                                               
      07   021  ____________________________________________________________       
                ____________________________________________________________       
                ____________________________________________________________       
                                                                                   
                CUT ID ===> C00009                                                 
    OUTPUT/INPUT FIELD ===> I           (I=INPUT,O=OUTPUT)
   
                                                                                   
    CUT INFORMATION:                                                               
      ROW  COL  LEN  VALUE OR DESCRIPTION                                          
      10   022  005  ORDER
                     
                     
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
   F1-HELP    F2-PREVIEW    F3-END    F4-RETURN     F9-SELECT 
   

2. 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.

   PASTE TO

   Indicates the location of the field where you want the data to be put. You can use a model screen to fill in the location values.

   VALUE OR DESCRIPTION

   Type the name of the field where the data is to be pasted; optional. The field name can be up to three lines long. In this field you can either put an explanation for the paste operation, or a sample of the data being pasted.

   CUT ID

   Type the CUT ID of the data you want to paste into this panel. This ID is generated on the Add Rule Actions—Cut Field panel.

   INPUT/OUTPUT FIELD

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

   CUT INFORMATION

   Displays the location of the field containing the data associated with the CUT ID. Use this information to make sure you are pasting the correct data.