Selecting Fields to Convert

The Select Fields to Convert screen defines how data fields will be converted between internal and external representations in creating reports.

​                            ​  Select Fields to Convert​                              ​  File:​  DEMOPF⁄SMZ1DTA       ​                                                                                                                                       ​  Type conversion type (Cvt), press Enter.​                                                                                                                           ​  Cvt ​  Key​  Field    ​  ​  Description​                                     ​  Attributes ​  ​   ​   1 ​  ITEMNO    ​  Item number                                       ​  A     6 ​  ​   ​     ​  SDESCR    ​  Description (truncated)                           ​  A    12 ​  ​   ​     ​  VEND#     ​  Item vendor                                       ​  S  4, 0 ​  ​   ​     ​  QTYOH     ​  Qty On Hand                                       ​  B  5, 0 ​  ​   ​     ​  QTYOO     ​  Qty On Order                                      ​  B  4, 0 ​  ​   ​     ​  PRICE     ​  Price                                             ​  P  5, 2 ​  ​   ​     ​  PRCDAT    ​  Price date YY.MM                                  ​  S  6, 0 ​  ​   ​     ​  PRCCHG    ​  Price change in-%                                 ​  P  5, 3 ​  ​   ​     ​  SALES#    ​  Salesman                                          ​  P  4, 0 ​  ​   ​     ​  DESCR     ​  Description                                       ​  A    30 ​  ​   ​     ​  CSLS01    ​  1st Quarter sales                                 ​  P  6, 2 ​  ​   ​     ​  CSLS02    ​  2nd Quarter sales                                 ​  P  6, 2 ​  ​   ​     ​  CSLS03    ​  3rd Quarter sales                                 ​  P  6, 2 ​  ​   ​     ​  CSLS04    ​  4th Quarter sales                                 ​  F  4, 2 ​                                                                   ​        Bottom​   ​  F3=Exit                     F12=Cancel                                          ​                                                                                  ​                                                                              ​   ​   ​

Enter the code for the conversion of each field in the Cvtcolumn in the line for that field. To see a list of available conversions for a field and select from them, place the cursor in that field and press the F4 key. A window appears from which you can select the conversion.

To exit this screen and save the list of conversions, press Enter.

To exit this screen without saving the conversions, press the F3=Exit or F12=Cancel key.