Variable settings

This section explains the fields of the variable settings. You can specify a maximum of 1000 variables.

= Remarks =

If you change a variable name that has already been set, specify the setting from the Replace screen. If you specify the setting from the Variable Settings screen, the set extraction conditions and mapping conditions will be deleted. In the Data Processing Settings screen, click the Replace button to display the Replace screen.

(1) Variable settings fields

Variable name

The name of the variable.

Specify with characters with 256 bytes or fewer.

You cannot use external characters in the variable name. Also, you cannot re-use the same variable name within a single entry of data processing information.

Also note that the variable using halfwidth left parenthesis and/or right parenthesis in the variable name will not be able to use that variable for numeric operation or date operation.

Variable type

The data type of the variable.

Character string: : Handled as a data of type M.
Numeric values: : Handled as a data of type Z.

Initial value

The initial value of the variable.

Specify with 256 bytes or fewer when the Variable Type is Character string, and 21 bytes or fewer when it is Numeric value. When omitted, Null will be the initial value when the Variable Type is Character string,

and 0 when it is Numeric value.

If Type is Character string, you can use control characters and hexadecimal expressions.

To use control characters, specify 1 for Use control characters inside a fixed value (ed_fixvalue_ctrlchar_flag) in the system environment settings file (huledenv.conf).

If you set a character as a hexidecimal expression, specify a value included in UTF-8 encoding.

= Remarks =

You can set multiple variables in a batch with the setting operation of the variable based on the specification in the screen.

(2) Field for Variable Names - Multiple Registration (Common fields)

Type

Perform selection of the naming method of the variable name. Select either Serial number position or Field name position. Field to be set varies depending on the specified value.

Base name

Specify the character string to be used as part of the variable name.

You can place this either before or after of the serial number or field name.

Variable type

The data type of the variable. For details, see Variable Type in (1).

Initial value

The initial value of the variable. For details, see Initial value in (1).

Fields to be set if Serial number position is selected for Type in the Variable Names - Multiple Registration screen

Number to register

The number of registration of variables. A maximum of 1000 registration is possible.

Serial number position

Select where to insert the serial number from 1 to number of registration that will be assigned to the variable name.

You can select either Before the base name or After the base name.

Fields to be set if Field name position is selected for Type in the Variable Names - Multiple Registration screen

Format

Select Format for the layout information that is referenced as the variable name.

You can select CSV, Format, or Database Table.

Specify the ID for data that is referenced as the variable name.

You can select a registered ID in the ID Settings screen for each layout-information item as follows: in Format, select the data format, and then click Settings.

Field name position

Select where to insert the field name used for variable name.

You can select either Before the base name or After the base name.