Refer to Understanding Item Definition Information for the meaning of each item.

Changing the line to be edited

The layout definition line to be edited can be changed using the buttons Top, Previous, Next, and Bottom.  Clicking the Next button when the final line is selected will create a new line.

Defining Group Item

To clear a relative position, the area length, the number of whole digits, and the number of fraction part digits 0, select the blank line at the end of the Input Information/ Output Information Attribute combo box, and click OK.  When defining a group item, it is recommended to not correct an existing item, but instead create a new line using line insertion and line addition.

Automatic Update of Positions

When you change the length of an item, you affect the positions of all following items in the record. The Layout Definition Utility prompts you when you change item lengths, asking whether you want the positions updated automatically. If the positions are not updated automatically, you must edit them manually. The automatic update function does not update repetition levels and numbers of repetitions. Also, it cannot be used when an item whose length has been changed has a repetition level greater than 1. The automatic change function cannot be used to change the hierarchy or the number of repetitions.

Effective range of Cancel button

Only the item currently being edited is affected by the Cancel button.  Changes made using the Top, Previous, Next, or Bottom button cannot be cancelled.