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Output Representation

Restriction: This topic applies only when the AppMaster Builder AddPack has been installed, and applies only to Windows platforms.

The Output Representation dialog box is dynamic. The fields and controls that appear on it depend on the data type you select for the field you are defining. The following list represents all possible fields or controls you might encounter:

AM Indicator
Type the AM time indicator, such as a.m. or am.
Application Edits
Click this to create your own edit routine to process data.
Decimal
Select a character to represent a decimal, such as a period (.).
Justification
Select the alignment of the data in the field. The default is Left justification.
Max Length
Type the maximum length for a character field.
Output Format
Type a format for a date or a time, depending on what type of field you are defining.
Output Mask
Double-click each input specification on the list to add its corresponding code to the Input Mask field. The Input Mask field can contain multiple codes. Required mask characters do not require data entry; they require that data entered be of that specific type. For example, the A mask character requires an alphabetic character in that position if any data is entered.
Refresh System Date on Output
Click this to always insert the system date during output editing, regardless of the field contents.
Refresh System Time on Output
Select to always insert the system time during output editing, regardless of the field contents.
Thousand
Specify a comma, period, or no character to separate millions, thousands, and hundreds. The default is Comma.
PM Indicator
Type the PM time indicator, such as p.m. or pm.
Punctuation
Specify whether field requires, allows, or disallows the end user to enter punctuation characters such as commas, colons, and dashes. Default is Allowed. The generated code does not use punctuation.
Sign
Select a sign symbol.
Use Characteristics
Click this to specify one or more of the format specifications that follow.
Use Output Mask
Click this to create an input mask.
Use System Date on Output
Check this to insert the system date during output editing only if the field is blank.
Use System Time on Output
Check this to insert the system time during output editing only if the field is blank.
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