You perform segment-related actions in the standards library, from the Segment Library window.
Accessing the Segment Library window
Choose Library from the Segment menu on the <transaction set> window. The Segment Library window displays.
Your four menu options are:
File
Edit
Reports
Help
From this window, you can add, modify, delete, or search for a segment; or create two segment-related reports. On the <transaction set> window, you can change to the table view of the standards library.
Adding a new segment
Choose New from the File menu on the Segment Library window. The New Segment window displays.
Enter the following on the New Segment window:
Segment – the EDI segment code.
Segment Description – a brief textual description of the new segment that you are adding to the library.
Select Next to add another segment to the library or OK if you are finished adding segments. You return to the Segment Library window, and the new segment appears on the window.
Modifying a segment
Select the segment and choose Properties from the Edit menu on the Segment Library window. The Segment Properties window displays.
All of the elements in the highlighted segment are listed. From the menus on the Segment Properties window, you can add, modify, delete, or search for an element in the segment, and open the Element Library window.
Deleting a segment
Select the segment and choose Delete from the Edit menu on the Segment Library window.
When you choose Delete, the program asks you to confirm that you want to delete the segment before it is permanently removed from the standards library. If you select:
Yes – the segment is permanently removed from the library, and you return to the Segment Library window. The segment no longer displays on the window.
No – the segment is not deleted, and you return to the Segment Library window. The segment still displays on the window.
Finding a segment
Choose Find or Find Next from the Edit menu on the Segment Library window. The Find dialog box displays.
In the Find dialog box:
Enter the text you want to find
Select Find to search for the first occurrence of the text
Find Next to search for additional occurrences.
Select Cancel to return to the Segment Library window.
Changing to the transaction
table view of the standards library
Choose Standard Table from the View menu on the <transaction set> window. When you change views, you automatically exit from the library and must reenter in the new view.
Producing segment-related
reports
You can create two reports from the Reports menu on the Segment Library window – Segment Library report and the Segment Cross-Reference report. See the Reports chapter for an explanation of these reports.
