Adding a new amend configuration field

When you add a new amend configuration field, the fields are displayed in the Available fields list and can be used for the record format of the report.
  1. Click the Administration tab and select Reports.
  2. In the Standard reports tree, access the report to configure. Click the report and select Edit to open the Report details screen.
  3. In the Record format list, select a record and click Add external data. The Amend external data to report dialog box is displayed.
  4. In the Configuration name field, specify a name for the new amend configuration.
  5. Click Add.
  6. Specify this information:
    Configuration name
    Verify whether the field shows the newly added amend configuration.
    Connection
    Select a connection to the amend configuration.
    API Program
    Click the Browse button and select the API program that you must use to amend data.
    API Transaction
    Click the Browse button and select the API transaction that is specified in the API Program field.
  7. Click Load Field Configuration.

    External data input and external data output are displayed.

  8. In the External data input section, pair all API columns with data from the STMF column.
    1. Select a field from the API list.
    2. Select a field from the STMF list.
    3. Click Add.
  9. In the External data output section, pair all API columns with data from the STMF column.
    1. Select an API output field from the API list.
    2. Specify an STMF field name. The file name must start with the Record format suffix.
      For example, if the Record format's name is CAS5311L, the suffix is 1L. The STMF field is named 1LZZTEST.
    3. Click Add.
    4. To test the API amend configuration, click Test API. The test provides data in the Value column of Output configuration. If the setup is correct, the data is added to the stream file.
  10. After you add all the required pairs, click Save.