Validation Tab

The following list describes the properties on the Validation tab for the Element Properties, Field Properties, Variable Length Delimited Data Fields, CII TFDs, XML Pcdata, XML Attributes, SWIFT Fields, and SQL Fields:

Check here if this field is mandatory

Select this check box to indicate that the map component is required.

Note: For HIPAA, select this check box if the element is required (designated as R in the HIPAA standard) and leave the check box clear if the element is designated as situational (S).

Check here if this field is not used

Select this check box to indicate that the map component is not used in the data.

Note: This option is only enabled if the field is not mandatory and the behavior of a field that is “not used” depends on how you set the global parameter Throw an error if a field is present but marked as “Not Used” on the Map Details dialog box.

Please set the allowed length of this field - Minimum

Minimum number of characters in the map component.

Please set the allowed length of this field -Maximum

Maximum number of characters of the map component.

Please choose the data-type of this field

Type of data for this map component. Valid values are:

• String - Alphanumeric
• Number - Numeric, real, overpunched (not used for SWIFTNet), or packed (for Positional only)
• Date/time - Date or time
• Bin Data - binary data (only available if you select “Binary” on the Special tab of the EDI Segment Properties dialog box)
• Bin Length - length of binary data (only available if you select “Binary” on the Special tab of the EDI Segment Properties dialog box)

Note: If you select “Binary,” you must define an element of data-type “Bin Length” and another element of data-type “Bin Data.” The “Bin Length” element must precede the “Bin Data” element.

Please choose the format of the data in this field

How the data in the map component will be formatted. Depending on the data type you selected, you can either:

• For the String data-type, select a syntax token to denote that this map component must be formatted as the syntax token dictates.

Note: Free Format indicates that any characters are acceptable in the field. The translator does not check the characters for compliance.

• For Number or Date/Time data-type, select the data format from a list.

Data is read/written as raw bytes

Specify the width of the data and the type of byte ordering:

• Little-endian byte ordering specifies that the least significant character is first. Intel and Windows use this order.
• Big-endian byte ordering specifies that the most significant character is first. UNIX and Java™ use this order.

Note: Not used for SWIFTNet.

Positive Number Format

How the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor should handle the use and generation of a plus sign. By default, the Positive Number Format section will display the global option that you configured on the Standard Formats tab of the Preferences dialog (see Standard Formats Tab), and you can change the parameter to a setting that will only affect the map component you are currently accessing when the data-type of the map component is Number.

Note: This parameter is not valid for SQL fields, packed decimal numeric fields, or SWIFTNet fields. This parameter is only enabled if the data-type of the map component is Number and the data format is not a packed decimal format.

Valid choices are:

• Use properties file setting (specifies that the rule or rules configured in the customer_overrides.properties file should be followed for this map component)
• Don't allow/generate ‘+' prefix (specifies that regardless of whether the Preference dialog box (Standard Formats tab) or the customer_overrides.properties file contains a rule or rules to allow the “+” prefix, the plus sign will not be allowed for this map component)
• Allow/generate ‘+' prefix (specifies that regardless of whether the Preference dialog box (Standard Formats tab) or the customer_overrides.properties file indicates that the “+” prefix is not allowed in maps, the rule or rules will be overridden and the plus sign will be allowed to be used and generated for this map component when the data-type of the field is Number)