Applying element options

Applying options for elements

Highlight the element and choose Element>Options from the Element menu. The option you have chosen is checked.
You have the following choices of options related to element data:
- Save
- Paste
- Mandatory
- Truncate
- Zero Fill
- Justification

Save and paste

Choose Options>Save and Options>Paste to give you the capability to copy mappings of elements from one group to another. It is often referred to as “Block Save and Paste” because you must block the elements to be saved, save them, and then paste them where they are required.

Using a block save and paste

Press the Ctrl (Control) key while left-clicking the first element in the block. Then press the Shift key while left-clicking the last element in the block. (The block is not highlighted.)
Right-click the last element and choosing Options>Save from the drop-down list.
Right-click the element after which you want to paste the element mappings and choose Options>Paste from the drop-down list.

A message displays, asking you whether you want to paste the saved elements.
Select Yes to complete the action.

Mandatory

Choose Element>Options>Mandatory to identify the element as mandatory, or required, in this segment.

Truncate

Choose Element>Options>Truncate to truncate data (without issuing a warning) when the field length to which data is mapped is shorter than the field length from which it is mapped. (This is a good choice if you know truncation will occur and do not want to see warnings in your log.)

Zero fill

Choose Element>Options>Zero Fill to add leading zeroes to a field and output zero if the application field is a numeric zero.

Justification

Justification – choose one of the following:

Element>Options>Justification>Left to begin data in the leftmost position of the record field.
Element>Options>Justification>Left Without Trim to begin data without removing any leading spaces in the leftmost position of the record field.
Element>Options>Justification>Right to end data in the rightmost position of the record field.
Element>Options>Justification>None to use the default justification for the record field. The default justification for alpha-numeric fields is left-justification, and the default justification for numeric fields is right-justification.