Format Information

You can register the Format Information about the file to send. The number of fields you can register is 1000. The number of bytes you can register is up to 19997 bytes in total. One field consists of several elements, from the Field Name to the Field Type. There are two ways to register the information.

• Registration using the HULFT Management Console

  => Refer to Using the Format Information

• Registration by running commands with parameter files

  => Refer to Management Information Batch Registration command

Field List

In the table below, the check marks in the Optional column indicate the fields considered optional during registration from the HULFT Management Console. Optional fields and mandatory fields for registration by running commands with parameter files may differ from those for registration using the HULFT Management Console.

For details on optional fields and mandatory fields for registration by running commands with parameter files, refer to Management Information Batch Registration command.

Table 2.11 List of Format Information Fields

Field Value		Default Value	Setting Value	Optional	Remarks
Screen	File
Format ID	FMT		Alphanumeric characters and "_"	-	Within 50 bytes
Comment	COMMENT		Characters	✓	Within 60 bytes
Field Name	FORMAT DEF to DEFEND		Characters	-	Within 16 bytes
Start Position			1–9999	✓
Byte Count			1–9999	-
Decimal Places			0–9	-
Field Type			X, B, P, N, M, 9, F, I, S	-

✓	:	Optional
-	:	Mandatory

Explanation of each field

This section explains the fields to be specified in the Format Information. The parenthesized strings are the names of each field and you can use them as field tags in a parameter file when registering the information.

Format ID (FMT)

ID that identifies the registered format

This format ID is associated with the following fields:

• Format/Multi Format ID (FMTID) in the Send Management Information

• Default Format ID (DFMTID) and Format ID (MFORMAT DEF to DEFEND) in the Multi Format Information

Comment (COMMENT)

Comment for the format

Field Name (FORMAT DEF to DEFEND)

Name that identifies the fields

Start Position

Start position of the relevant field

Specify the starting position of the field (byte count from the top of the record).

If omitted, the sum value of the byte count and the start position of the preceding field is specified.

Byte Count

Byte count of the relevant field

Decimal Places

Decimal places of the relevant field

Specify this field when the field contains numerical data, including data in decimal positions.

Field Type

Type of data of the relevant field

X:

Character

B:

Binary

P:

Signed Internal Decimal

N:

Double-byte Graphic Characters

M:

Variable-length Characters

9:

Unsigned External Decimal

F:

Floating Point

I:

Image (No Conversion)

S:

Signed External Decimal

The details of the field types are shown below.

Table 2.12 Details of Field Type

Field Type		Size (Bytes)	Field Explanation
X	Character	1–9999	Character data format that contains only ASCII code. Never include double-byte codes.
B	Binary	2,4,8	Numeric data format of signed integers.
P	Signed Internal Decimal	1–10	Packed decimal data format with signs. Only up to 18 digits can be handled.
N	Double-byte Graphic Characters	2–9998	Character data format that contains only double-byte codes and does not contain any shift codes. Never include ASCII codes. Only even-numbered bytes can be handled.
M	Variable-length Characters	1–9999	Character data format where ASCII codes and double-byte codes coexist.
9	Unsigned External Decimal	1–18	Decimal data format of zoned numeric values without signs.
F	Floating Point	4,8	Floating point data format with signs. HULFT supports the floating decimal format of IEEE.
I	Image (No Conversion)	1–9999	Data format that indicates no conversion.
S	Signed External Decimal	1–18	Decimal data format of zoned numeric values with signs.

For details on the code conversion rules for each field type, refer to the following:

HULFT10 Code Conversion Manual : Code Conversion rules for format transfers and for multi format transfers

Points to be noted when setting