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. On the Administration tab, click the Reports subtab.
  2. In the Standard reports tree, access the report to configure. Double-click the report to open the Report details screen.
  3. In the Record format list, select a record and click the Add button to the right of the list. The Amend external data to report dialog box is displayed.
  4. In the text box beside Add New, specify a name for the new amend configuration.
  5. Click Add New.
  6. Specify this information:
    External data name
    Verify whether the field shows the newly added amend configuration.
    Connection
    Select a connection to the amend configuration.
    API Program
    Specify the API program that you must use to amend data.
    API Transaction
    Specify the API transaction that is specified in the API Program field.
  7. In the Input configuration 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.
  8. In the Output configuration 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.
  9. After you add all the required pairs, click Save.