Data Transformation Engine Type Designer Reference Guide

Chapter 5 - Item Properties Number Item Subclass Properties
Number Item Subclass Properties
Number item subclass properties can be of Character or Binary value. When you
choose Number as the Item Subclass value, you must choose an Interpret as
value: Binary or Character.
The Interpret as value defines how the data should be interpreted. Items with a
subclass of Number, Text, and Date & Time can be interpreted as either
character or binary. Items with a subclass of Syntax can be interpreted as
character only.
Interpret as Binary
Binary text items have content size and pad properties. Binary data is required to
be sized or of a fixed size.
Binary number items interpret the data as a binary number or as a byte stream.
In the following image, the Length is set to 4.
Items with an item subclass of Text can be interpreted as character or binary. The
following image is an example of a text item subclass with a Binary value:
When Interpret as is set to Binary, the following Presentation options are
available:
♦ Integer
♦ Float