Entering Data

When you enter data you can:

When you are modifying attributes or filtering data, you should be aware of the following conventions governing the entry of data into a Web User Interface field.

Character values
A character value is represented directly but you should note the following points:
CVDA or EYUDA values
Type in the value. These values are not case sensitive and can be typed in any combination of upper and lower case.
Date
Type in the date using the format and date separator configured for your Web User Interface server. The format and date separator are defined using the DATEFORMAT and DATESEPARATOR Web User Interface server initialization parameters, respectively. For information about the DATEFORMAT and DATESEPARATOR parameters see CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS® Installation Guide.
Notes:
  1. Leading zeroes may be used but are optional.
  2. All date elements must be specified that is, day, month, and year.
  3. If the 2-digit year format is specified on the DATEFORMAT parameter, the 2-digit input will be assumed to range between 1980 and 2079, inclusive.
Time
Type in the time using the time separator and decimal separator configured for your Web User Interface server. The time and decimal separators are defined using the TIMESEPARATOR and DECIMALSEPARATOR Web User Interface server initialization parameters, respectively. For information about the TIMESEPARATOR and DECIMALSEPARATOR parameters see CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Installation Guide.
Notes:
  1. Leading zeroes may be used but are optional.
  2. Missing fields are assumed to be zero. For example, "9" means "9:00:00".
Numbers
Type in the required number in one of the following formats:
Hexadecimal fields
There are two ways to deal with hexadecimal strings.

See Table 5 for examples of generic characters and their implications in character and hexadecimal filters.

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