DSM Template Services Manual

Template Language

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Edit Descriptors

An edit descriptor describes the way token-value substitution, requested by an edit

marker, is to be performed. The syntax for an edit descriptor is:

is a one-digit or two-digit number that identifies the edit descriptor. Within an MSG

statement, nn must be unique.

token-reference

specifies the value (or values) to be inserted at the corresponding edit marker. This

can be anything from a token code to a range of fields. That is, you can use any

value reference included in Tokens (Unqualified) on page 3-4, Qualified Tokens on

page 3-4, and Fields on page 3-5.

edit-code

if present, is an edit code. Otherwise, a default edit code is provided for most

tokens. For more information, see Edit Codes on page 3-23.

Example

In this example, the edit markers <1>, <2>, and <3> show where token values are

inserted. The edit descriptors (lines beginning 1:, 2:, and 3:) show how to format those

values as they are inserted.

MSG: ZEMS-TKN-EVENTNUMBER, ZEMS-EVT-BACKUP-CREATED

"EMS: Created backup in CPU <1>,"

" priority <2>, program file <3>"

1: ZEMS-TKN-NEWPROCESS-CPU, ZI2

2: ZEMS-TKN-NEWPROCESS-PRIORITY, O

3: ZEMS-TKN-PROGRAMFILE

*IF Edit Descriptor

The *IF edit descriptor enables you to test whether a token or field is present or absent,

or to compare a token or field with a numeric constant.

To test whether a token or field is present or absent, the edit descriptor contains

TOKENPRESENT or NOT TOKENPRESENT, which has a value of true or false. To

compare a token or field with a numeric constant, the edit descriptor contains one of

these operators: less than (<), equal to (=), greater than (>), less than or equal to (<=),

greater than or equal to (>=), and not equal to (<>). Edit descriptors containing

operators also evaluate to either true or false.

nn: token-reference [ , edit-code ]