Data Transformation Engine Type Designer Reference Guide

Chapter 5 - Item Properties Number Item Subclass Properties
Leading sign
Enter the symbol to be placed before a number.
Trailing sign
Enter the symbol to be placed after a number.
Required on input
If the number has a sign, at least one value (If number is +, If number is -, or
If number is 0) must be required on input. Select an option from the drop-down
list:
Property Description
Yes The sign is mandatory on input.
No The sign is optional on input.
Pad
If the data value to be mapped to the target item is smaller than the minimum
length of that item, pad characters are used to pad the data to that minimum
length. Input data may contain both content and pad characters. Output data is
built according to the pad definitions of the types.
Property Description
Yes Enables the Pad option. Allows the item to contain both content
and pad characters. Pad properties include:
♦ Value
♦ Padded to
♦ Justify
♦ Apply pad
♦ Fill
No All data is assumed to be content on input; no pad characters
are built on output.
Pad > Value
Use the Pad > Value property to define the one-byte pad character. The default
pad value is 0.