2.2.2 List Examples
These examples are provided to illustrate the use of the list of values rule facility:
Example 1
Field being checked:
| Name
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Type
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Len
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Dec
|
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STATE
|
A
|
3
|
|
|
List of values:
| List Of Values
|
Comments
|
|
'NSW'
'QLD'
'VIC'
|
Check for valid Australian state mnemonic.
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Example 2
Field being checked:
| Name
|
Type
|
Len
|
Dec
|
|
NAME
|
A
|
7
|
|
|
List of values:
| List Of Values
|
Comments
|
|
*BLANKS
|
A blank name is an error. Reverse the default error logic to get ERROR if in list, NEXT if not in list.
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Example 3
Field being checked:
| Name
|
Type
|
Len
|
Dec
|
|
COMPNO
|
P
|
1
|
0
|
|
List of values:
| List Of Values
|
Comments
|
|
1
2
3
|
Company number must be 1, 2 or 3.
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Example 4
Field being checked:
| Name
|
Type
|
Len
|
Dec
|
|
YEAR
|
A
|
2
|
|
|
List of values:
| List Of Values
|
Comments
|
|
*LASTYEAR
*THISYEAR
*NEXTYEAR
|
Year must equal one of the site defined system variables *LASTYEAR, *THISYEAR or *NEXTYEAR
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Ý 2.2 List of Values Checks