Meanings of the Value Variable |
Depending on the context, the value variable can have different meanings as described in the following table:
| Value Variable | Description | Example | |
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| Global Inbound and Global Outbound Post Process Scripts | Refers to the entire message string. Note that value is not defined in the Global Outbound Preprocess script. |
Removing illegal carriage return characters from messages (carriage return is reserved for the segment delimiter). Example Script:
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| Segment Inbound/Outbound Scripts | Refers to the first subfield of the field whose Inbound/Outbound script you are editing (is always a string). | Inserting underscores between every three digits in a social security number field. Example Script:
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| Table Inbound/Outbound Scripts | Refers to the data in the column whose Inbound/Outbound script you are editing. The data type depends on the column type (string, integer, double or date time). | Adding 1000 to the current value assuming an integer type table column. Example Script:
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| The value variable is not defined in Global Outbound Preprocess Scripts. | ||
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