The -CE (call of elements) lines of a Segment mainly consists
of Data Element calls and possibly other lines such as Group Elements,
Segments, Fillers. You can easily change the order of the call lines,
create new ones and modify some of the call characteristics.
About this task
You add Element call lines to a Segment from the -CE line
tab in the Segment editor. You can add Data Element calls, Undefined
Data Elements, Groups and fillers, Segments in a tree-structure list.
- Adding Data Element calls:
- If your list is empty, you directly click the Add Data Element button, if it is not, set your cursor
where you want to insert a Data Element call line. The Element input
is sequential. To enter a Data Element line call in a defined Group,
click on the group line for a first call in the group, or if it is
not, click in the group where the Data Element call line must be added,
then press the button.
- In the dialog box that opens up, you find the list of
Data Elements imported in your workspace. Select one of them and press OK, or you can create a new Data Element. To do so, click
the New Data Element button and in the creation
wizard that opens up, complete the input fields. When the new Data
Element is created, it is added to the list of Data Elements in the
previous dialog box. Now, you just have to select it and press OK. The new Data Element call is added
to the list of Element call lines.
- Adding Undefined Data Elements calls:
it is possible to create call lines for Data Elements which are defined
in the Dictionary, only when they do not have a real functional meaning
(group Elements, fillers, etc.) The name and/or format of undefined
Data Elements must be indicated at the segment level.- If your list is empty, you directly click the Add Undefined Data button, if it is not, set your cursor
where you want to insert a new Data Element call line. The Element
input is sequential.
- A line 'Data Element' is inserted in the list,
the
icon with the
signal warns you that the Data Element
must be defined. The Data Element definition must be completed in
the Undefined Data Element section to resolve
the error. You need to give at least a name, label, and internal format
to define a Data Element at the Segment level.
- Adding a Group call:
you can call a group
Data Element, i.e. a set of Data Elements named elementary Data Elements.
There can be up to 99 elementary Elements, on nine different levels
maximum. A group can include other groups. A group can also include
one or more Segments. Each Segment call is then considered as an elementary
Element. - If your list is empty, you directly click the Add Group button, if it is not, set your cursor where
you want to insert a new Data Element call line. The Element input
is sequential.
- A 'Group' is added to the list, you need to complete
the input fields in the Group Definition section.
- Adding a Filler call:
Fillers are not
defined in the Repository. They are used as alignment fields, and
do not contain any information. Consequently, they are characterized
only by their format.- If your list is empty, you directly click the Add Filler button, if it is not, set your cursor where
you want to insert a Filler call line. The Element input is sequential.
- A Filler call line identified by the default value of
its format is added to the list. You can modify the format and other
call characteristics in the Filler Definition section.
- Adding Segment calls:
- If your list is empty, you directly click the Add Segment button, if it is not, set your cursor where
you want to insert a Segment call line. The Element input is sequential.
- In the dialog box that opens up, you find the list of
Segments imported in your workspace. Select one of them and pressOK, or you can create a new Segment. To do so, click
the New Segment button and in the creation
wizard that opens up, complete the input fields. When the new Segment
is created, it is added to the list of Segments in the previous dialog
box, select it and press OK. The new Segment call is added in the list of Element call lines.
You will have to complete the Segment call characteristics in the Segment call section.
- Other actions in the all lines list:
you can change the order of the call lines in the list, you can remove,
copy and paste call lines and create Set of Redefines for all types of call lines (Data Elements, Segments, Fillers, or
Groups).- To remove Element calls from the list, select an Element
to delete and click the Remove button. A Group
is removed with all its sub- elements.
- To change the order in the list, click the Element and
the either button with the up arrow/down arrow which represents the
move up/down action.
- You can copy one or more lines and paste them after
the selection. These choices are available via the contextual menu
(right-click the selection). Only Elements or groups with the same
level of indentation can be copied and pasted.
- To create Sets of Redefines for a Data Element call
for example, click a Data Element to be redefined check the Redefines option in the Data Element call section. A Set of Redefines line is created
in the -ce lines list, it contains the redefined Data Element and
the preceding one of the same level in the tree structure. You must
then define the Occurs option in the Set of Redefines section that shows up when you click
the Set of Redefines line call. Redefines are also possible for Segment
calls, Groups and Fillers. To create sets of Redefines for these called
Elements the procedure is the same as for the Data Elements.
What to do next
Once you have added Element calls or modified the Element
calls in the list, you must then complete or modify their definition
or call characteristics. It must be done in the section dedicated
to each Entity call type.
- To display the content of the Data Element call section, click a Data Element call in the list, you can then complete
or modify the values in the section's fields.
- To display the content of the Undefined Data Element
call section, click a new Data Element call added in the
list, you can then complete the fields values.
- To display the content of the Segment call section, click a Segment call in the list, you can then complete
or modify the values in the section's fields.
- To display the content of the Filler Definition section, click a filler in the list , you can then complete the
information on the selected filler.
- To display the content of the Group Definition section, click a Group in the list , you can then complete the information
on the selected group.
Note: Do not forget to click the other buttons in all sections
to access more specifications.