Extracting information from the VIT

Use VIT extraction to extract entries from a VIT. VIT entries extracted from a VIT can be formatted, displayed in hex with the eye-catcher, or copied in the same format as the input.

Upon selecting VIT Extraction, the VIT Extraction Boolean Expression panel is displayed as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. VIT extraction Boolean expression panel

 ISTT0018              VIT Extraction Boolean Expression
 
 Type a Boolean expression or press F4 to use the template.
 
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  Operands                    Description                  Operators
  CCcc or E'CCcc'             Option or entry name         () Delimiters
  A'xxxxxxxX':nn              Address:offset               ¬  Not
  C'Cc...':nn or X'Xx...':nn  Char or Hex String:offset    -  Through
  B'...xxXX'                  Buffer token for CSM         &  And
  O'xxxx...' or D'xxxx...'    Origin or Destination        |  Or
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The first time VIT extraction is invoked, the VIT extraction Boolean expression panel is blank. After the first time, the panel is displayed with the previously entered Boolean expression.

You may specify the VIT entries you want extracted by entering a Boolean expression on this panel, or by filling in a template (one or more times). See Using the template for information on how to use the template. Both methods result in a Boolean expression that specifies the criteria used to select VIT entries. VIT entries that contain the data specified by the Boolean expression are extracted. Extracted VIT entries may be formatted, displayed in hex with the eye-catcher, or copied as is. See Using the I/O options for information on how to code these options.

Note: You cannot use the template to specify a CSM buffer token, origin, or destination for VIT extraction. See Creating a Boolean expression without the template for more information.