ENABLE User's Guide

USING AN ENABLE APPLICATION
Fields
• Numeric data--This type of data consists of digits and
possibly a minus sign or decimal point. Consider the
following examples of fields that display or accept numeric
data:
* EMPNUM ____
SALARY .00
VACATION __
* Record Number ________
• Alphanumeric data--This type of data consists of letters of
the alphabet, spaces, digits, and special symbols like the
hyphen. Consider the following examples of fields that
display or accept alphanumeric data:
+ EMPNAME __________________
BRANCHNAME _____________
• Alphabetic data--This type of data consists of letters of the
alphabet and spaces. Consider the following example of a
field that displays or accepts alphabetic data:
INSURANCE-COV __________________
Notice that, with the exception of fields with decimal points,
you cannot visually determine the type of data that a field will
accept or display. If the label associated with a field does not
clearly define the type of data that you can enter in the field,
ask your data administrator for this information. The
application will not allow you to enter data of an invalid type
in a screen field.
Entering Data in Fields
With the exception of numeric fields that accept signs, you can
identify the number of characters (letters or digits) that a
field will accept by examining the dashed lines that make up the
field. Suppose, for example, that a field appears as follows:
+ EMPNAME __________________
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