Defining Field Edits

The screen fields you paint in the Screen Painter can be:

• Character
• Numeric
• Date or time

Depending on the type of field you create, you assign field edits that define the data representations. AppMaster Builder supports the following field edits:

• Internal field edit values - Specify the COBOL picture characteristics for storing data the end user enters. These include:
  • Alphabetic, character, or numeric data type
  • Internal length
  • Binary or packed format
  • Sign specification
  • Right justification
• Input field edit values - Specify format and data requirements that the end user must adhere to when entering data into the field. These include:
  • Required data
  • Input mask
  • Julian, Gregorian, system, or user-defined date type
  • User-defined or system time type
  • Minimum/maximum input requirements
  • Testing for blank spaces or special characters
  • Testing for numeric data
  • Testing for specific values
  • Zero-fill when blank
• Output field edit values - Specify the format requirements for displaying the data. These include:
  • Output mask
  • Output picture
  • Julian, Gregorian, system, or user-defined date type
  • User-defined or system time type
  • Right justification
  • Commas
  • Zero suppression
  • Floating, leading, and trailing symbols
• Values or conversion values - Ensure only certain values are entered. You can test for:
  • A specific value or range of values for input data
  • Conversion values for input and output data representation to define how data is stored and converted for output
• Application edit routines - Specify additional edits or tests for input or output data. Edit routines can be paragraphs, subprograms, or Customizer rules that you create. Or, you can select a predefined application edit routine from a centralized listing of edit routines maintained by your AppMaster Builder Administrator.