Data Transformation Engine Type Designer Reference Guide

Chapter 5 - Item Properties Number Item Subclass Properties
♦ 1000’s Syntax (Variable) > Item
♦ 1000’s Syntax (Variable) > Find
Separators > Fraction syntax
Use the Fraction syntax property to define the fraction syntax as either a
constant literal value or a variable value.
You can define the Fraction syntax as literal or variable.
Property Description
Literal A constant value. Use the Fraction syntax > Value property to
select a literal fraction separator from the Symbols dialog box.
Variable Allow for variable fraction separator values. The following options
are available to define the variable fraction separator:
♦ Default - Use this property to define the default variable
separator value for fractions. The default literal separator value
for fractions is a period. Enter the default variable separator
character or click
(browse) to display the Symbols dialog
box in which you can insert any non-printable value.
♦ Item - For decimal numbers with a variable fractional
separator, the Separator property is Yes and the Fraction
syntax is Variable, you can specify an item type for the
variable fraction separator.
Note An item type with a class of Syntax must exist in the type
tree to be a valid Fraction syntax Item.
♦ Find - For decimal numbers with a variable fraction syntax, the
Separator property is Yes and the Fraction Syntax is
Variable, the value of the separator can be either the current
value or the value of the separator can be determined each
time an occurrence of that type is found. Select an option:
Yes - Determines the value of the separator each time an
occurrence of that type is found. After the value of that
separator is found, that particular value is used until it is reset
by another find or by the occurrence of that separator as a
component.
No - The system uses either the value that the separator item
is set to currently, or, if it is not set, uses the default value.