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If the flag *IMPREFFLDNOPROP is in system data area DC@OSVEROP, the input and output attributes will not be protected but will still be updated if the reference field is changed. This is to provide compatibility with previous versions. For more information, refer to Version Dependency Data Area DC@OSVEROP.
Reference fields are mostly used to specify an attribute that is common to many similar fields. For example, a shipping company deals with many different types of ports, so they could define a field called PORT as an alphanumeric field of 5 characters.
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Attribute | Description / Comments | A | P | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GRN | Display with color green. | Y | Y | Y |
WHT | Display with color white. | Y | Y | Y |
RED | Display with color red. | Y | Y | Y |
TRQ | Display with color turquoise. | Y | Y | Y |
YLW | Display with color yellow. | Y | Y | Y |
PNK | Display with color pink. | Y | Y | Y |
BLU | Display with color blue. | Y | Y | Y |
BL | Display blinking. | Y | Y | Y |
CS | Display with column separators. | Y | Y | Y |
HI | Display in high intensity. | Y | Y | Y |
ND | Non-display (hidden field). | Y | Y | Y |
SREV | Store in reverse format. This is a special attribute provided for bidirectional languages. Refer to the LANSA Multilingual Application Design Guide. | Y | N | N |
SBIN | Store in binary format. This special attribute is provided for fields that need to contain embedded packed or signed fields. Refer to the Use of Hex Values, Attributes, Hidden/Embedded Decimal Data in the LANSA Application Design Guide. | Y | N | N |
Urxx | User Defined Reporting Attribute. Provides access to DDS statements for printer files. Refer to User Defined Reporting Attributes. | Y | Y | Y |
HIND | HINDI Numerics. Display using HINDI numerals. Refer to Hindi Numerics for details. | N | Y | Y |
CBOX * | Check Box | Y | N | N |
RBnn * | Radio Button | Y | N | N |
PBnn * | Push Button | Y | N | N |
DDxx * | Drop Down | Y | N | N |
Attributes marked with * represent the field with the corresponding GUI WIMP construct. Refer to Guidelines, Hints, and Tips in GUI WIMP Constructs for more information.
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*Normally only PBCN and PBCE would be specified as output attributes. Refer to the IBM i SAA/CUA Implementation in the LANSA Application Design Guide for details of these attributes.
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Optional. If not specified defaults to either alpha (type A) or numeric (type P or S) system default values. Further information on input attributes is contained in DEFINE Parameters and OVERRIDE Parameters in the Technical Reference.
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Attribute | Description / Comments | A | P | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AB | Allow to be blank. | Y | Y | Y |
ME | Mandatory entry check required. | Y | Y | Y |
MF | Mandatory fill check required. | Y | Y | Y |
M10 | Modulus 10 check required. | Y | Y | |
M11 | Modulus 11 check required. | Y | Y | |
VN | Valid name check required. | Y | ||
FE | Field exit key required. | Y | Y | Y |
LC | Lowercase entry allowed. If you do NOT set this attribute, refer also to PC Locale uppercasing requested in Review or Change a Partition's Multilingual Attributes | Y | ||
RB | Right adjust and blank fill. | Y | Y | Y |
RZ | Right adjust and zero fill. | Y | Y | Y |
RL | Move cursor right to left. | Y | Y | Y |
RLTB | Tab cursor right/left top/bottom Valid in SAA/CUA partitions only. Affects all screen panels in function. | Y | Y | Y |
GRN | Display with color green. | Y | Y | Y |
WHT | Display with color white. | Y | Y | Y |
RED | Display with color red. | Y | Y | Y |
TRQ | Display with color turquoise. | Y | Y | Y |
YLW | Display with color yellow. | Y | Y | Y |
PNK | Display with color pink. | Y | Y | Y |
BLU | Display with color blue. | Y | Y | Y |
BL | Display blinking. | Y | Y | Y |
CS | Display with column separators. | Y | Y | Y |
HI | Display in high intensity. | Y | Y | Y |
ND | Non-display (hidden field). | Y | Y | Y |
RA | Auto record advance field | Y | Y | Y |
SREV | Store in reverse format. This is a special attribute provided for bidirectional languages. Refer to the LANSA Multilingual Application Design Guide. | Y | N | N |
SBIN | Store in binary format. This special attribute is provided for fields that need to contain embedded packed or signed fields. Refer to the Use of Hex Values, Attributes, Hidden/Embedded Decimal Data in the LANSA Application Design Guide. | Y | N | N |
HIND | HINDI Numerics. Display using HINDI numerals. Refer to Hindi Numerics for details. | N | Y | Y |
CBOX | Check Box | Y | N | N |
RBnn | Radio Button | Y | N | N |
PBnn | Push Button | Y | N | N |
DDxx | Drop Down. Represents the field with the corresponding GUI WIMP construct. Refer to Guidelines, Hints, and Tips in GUI WIMP Constructs for more information. | Y | N | N |
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* Normally only PBCN and PBCE would be specified as output attributes. Refer to the IBM i SAA/CUA Implementation in the LANSA Application Design Guide for details of these attributes. Note also that only one color can be specified for a field. Use of colors may affect other attributes. Refer to IBM manual Data Description Specifications for details. Keywords that should be reviewed are CHECK, COLOR and DSPATR.
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Optional. However, use of edit codes for all numeric fields (type S or P) is strongly recommended. Edit codes supported under this version of LANSA are shown in Standard Field Edit Codes in the Technical Reference Guide.
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For technical details of Prompt_Key Processing please refer to the Technical Reference Guide. For examples of prompting processes and functions please refer to What Happens When the PROMPT Key is Used in the LANSA Application Design Guide.
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