The table below lists
all the information that the Layout Definition Utility handles for each item.
Item Extension Information is indicated by an asterisk "*"
A number of the labels for the information columns are truncated in
the display.
Note that the utility displays the full label and contents
of the cell in focus in a row above the column headings.
Select Extended Display on the View menu to display the extension information. |
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Meaning |
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| Lv |
Displays the repetition levels of 0-7.
Note that the repetition levels are different from the COBOL data
description level numbers. Refer to Defining
repeating items
for a full description of repetition levels.
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Directly edits the sheet. |
Level: From 0 To 7 |
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Defining repeating items
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Repeat
(OCCURS) |
Displays the number of repetitions.
Lines with repetition counts only have the repetition level and repetition
count. Refer to Defining repeating items
for a full description.
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Directly edits the sheet. |
OCCURS: From 2 To 32767 |
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| Item-name |
An arbitrary name is assigned if no entry is made. |
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| Attribute |
Displays the Attribute of the item.
Attributes are divided into character and numeric types. You
cannot convert between character and numeric attributes. |
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Attribute Description
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| Sign |
(For numeric items) |
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S is displayed when the sign format of an external decimal item
is shown.
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Directly edits the sheet |
With a Sign: S
A specified value is different in case of an external decimal, depending on the attribute. Please refer to External Decimal Sign Type for details. |
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External Decimal Sign Type
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Position |
For data file format. |
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Displays the offset of the item within
the record. The position numbers start at 1. |
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| Length |
Displays the length of the item in bytes.
This is always an even number for National characters. |
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Not needed for CSV format
files. |
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| Total Digits |
For numeric attribute items in data file format. |
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Displays the total number of digits
for numeric items. The total digits figure is the sum of the
number of digits in the integer part and the number of digits in the
decimal part. |
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Decimal |
For numeric attribute items in data file format. |
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Displays the number of digits after
the decimal point. |
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Quotes(*) |
Specifies that Input CSV-formatted items
are separated by quotation marks.
Specifies that Output CSV-formatted items are to be created using quotation marks
as separators.
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Y is displayed for items that have quotes.
By default, character type items are enclosed in quotes, and numeric
type items are not in quotes.
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Directly edits the sheet |
Enclose in quotation marks: Y |
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| Input Check(*) |
Performs an input check.
Y is displayed for input data that will be checked for a match with the item attributes. This
does not affect the output file - it only affects the messages that are written
to the error file.
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Directly edits the sheet |
Perform input check: Y |
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| No Conversion(*) |
Output data without converting it.
Y is displayed next to items to be output as-is, with no
conversion.
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Directly edits the sheet |
Output data without converting: Y |
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| Fixed Output(*) |
Output fixed length data.
Y is displayed for items to be output according to the length
specified. The length is treated as 0 when no output area length is specified. |
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The item is the output side variable-length (When
the output is CSV format, include). When the output has a numeric character string attribute (V), the number of whole digits and number of fraction part digits specifications are applied.
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If this specification is applied to all
items, the output file becomes the length of a fixed record.
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Directly edits the sheet |
Output fixed length data: Y
Item length: Specifies the length in bytes of each output data item.
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| Zero Suppress(*) |
Valid for numeric character strings
with fixed output. |
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Enable suppression of zeros.
In the numeric character string attribute (V) of the fixed output
specification, neither leading zeros nor the fraction part subordinate to position 0 are suppressed. When Y is displayed, zeros are suppressed and blanks are output.
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Directly edits the sheet |
Enable suppression of zeros: Y |
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| Null(*) |
No conversion error generated when input data is null.
When the data file format has an alphanumeric character item attribute and the input
data is all null code (0x00), the null code usually causes a conversion error and
excludes the character. When I is specified, no conversion
error is generated, and the initial value of the output side item attribute is output.
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Directly edits the sheet |
No error if null data: I |
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| Tag(*) |
(for XML format) |
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Nothing is displayed in the Tag column when the item name is output as a start/end tag. A is displayed when it is to be output as an attribute.
E is displayed when the item name is to be output as an EMPTY tag.
N is displayed when the item name is not allowed to be output as
a tag/attribute.
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Start/End Tag: (blank)
Attribute: A
EMPTY Tag: E
None: N |
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