Choosing Field Formats
The field format determines how you edit the element attributes. A screen element can have one of the following formats:
Format |
Description |
ACCP |
Posting period Format: YYYYMM. Internal format: C(6) |
CHAR |
Character Character string (in ASCII or EBCDIC format). Internal format: C(n) |
CUKY |
Currency key Internal format: C(5) |
CURR |
Currency field Corresponds to an amount field DEC, points to a field of type CUKY. Internal format: P |
DATS |
Date Output determined at run-time. Internal format: D(8) |
DEC |
Calculation field Calculation or amount field with decimal places and, if required, decimal point and plus or minus sign. Internal format: P |
INT1 |
1-byte integer Internal format: X(1) |
INT2 |
2-byte integer Internal format: X(2) |
INT4 |
4-byte integer Internal format: X(4) |
LANG |
Language key Internal format: C(1) |
NUMC |
Numeric field Field of any length comprising only numeric characters (for keys, not for calculation). Internal format: N(n) |
PREC |
Accuracy Accuracy of a QUAN field. Internal format: X(2) |
QUAN |
Quantity Points to a field in UNIT format and to a field in PREC format, which specifies accuracy. Internal format: P |
RAW |
Hexadecimal representation of the internal value (bit sequence) of any field. |
STRG |
String with variable length |
RSTR |
Byte sequence with variable length in hexadecimal format |
TIMS |
Time in format HHMMSS. Internal format: T(6) If the user enters blanks or the reset character (!), the system returns blanks. The value must be numeric. The numbers on the left must not exceed 240000. The minutes and seconds should not be greater than 59. If you want to prevent use of blanks, you must prohibit reset. To do this, choose the attribute No reset. |
UNIT |
Unit key Field with unit key. Internal format: C(n) |