Fields are individual data elements in data objects. Fields
can be added to business objects, event objects, and action objects.
New field dialog box
When the New field dialog
box displays, complete the following entries:
Table 1. Entries
to be completed in the New field dialog box.| Field |
Description |
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| Name |
Enter a descriptive name for the field. |
| Type |
Select one of the following data types:- Boolean
Fields of this type evaluate as true only
if the value contained in the field is "true". All other values entered
in a Boolean field evaluate to false. Boolean fields
are not case-sensitive. For more details of how values in Boolean
fields are evaluated by the event runtime, see Boolean field evaluation
- DateTime
This type of field contains a date or date and time.
To find out how dates and times are represented in event object fields,
action object fields, and business object fields, see DateTime field handling
- Integer
Integer numeric fields contain whole numbers with no
fractional component. Both positive and negative values are supported
in integer fields. Negative values must be supplied with a leading
sign. Example: 12 and -12 are valid integers.
- Real
Real numeric fields contain numbers with a fractional component.
Both positive and negative values are supported in real fields. Negative
values must be supplied with a leading sign. Example: 25.5 and -25.5
are valid real numbers.
- String
This type of field contains characters (text data). All
evaluations performed against string data are case-sensitive.
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| Documentation |
Optional: Enter information for the field. Although
this entry is optional, consider providing one. Field documentation
is viewable in the field properties workspace for business object
fields, event fields, and action fields. In addition, documentation
entered here for fields in business objects is displayed in the business
objects section of the user interface.
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