Activating Form Components

When Sterling Gentran:Server® generates the form, the system includes all the groups, segments, composites, and elements that are defined by the standard agency for the version of the document you selected. The system activates all the groups, segments, composites, and elements that are defined as "mandatory" (must be present) by the standard. The system does not enable you to deactivate the mandatory groups, segments, composites, and elements.

When translating data, the system does not process groups, segments, composites, and elements that are not activated. Therefore, you must activate the groups, segments, composites, and elements that are not defined as mandatory by the standard, but that you have determined that you need to use in the form.

Use this procedure to activate groups, segments, composites, and elements.

  1. Click Activate from the main toolbar.
  2. Double-click to open each group that contains groups or segments that you want to activate.
    Note: As an alternative to opening each form component, you can select View > Expand All to open every form component. You can also select a form component and select View > Expand Branch to open that form component.
  3. Click each inactive group that you want to activate.
    Note: If you activate a group, segment, composite, or element by mistake, right-click the item and select Deactivate.
  4. Click each inactive segment that you want to activate.
  5. Double-click each segment that contains composites or elements that you want to activate and click each inactive composite that you want to activate.
  6. Double-click each composite that contains elements that you want to activate and click each inactive element that you want to activate.
    Note: When you activate an element for a print translation object, the word "Printed displays before that element’s name. When you activate an element for a screen entry translation object, the words "Edit Box" or "Drop Down" display before that element’s name. "Edit Box" indicates that the element is formatted as a field. "Drop Down" indicates that the element is formatted as a list because you applied a standard rule that allows a selection of multiple items.
  7. Verify that all groups, segments, and composites and elements that you need are activated.
  8. Click Activate from the main toolbar to turn activation mode off.