Using a string

Note: You can specify the string value on the Entity tab while creating an ASCII interface.

Double-click the required attribute in the right pane. A Column window is displayed.
Note:
- The header of the window varies based on the attribute when creating an ASCII interface. For example, if you selected the entity Code, the title is displayed as column Code.
- The column number is defaulted from the Interface Entry window based on the order in which the entities are selected. However, this value can be modified.
Specify the data character length in the length field. If your data exceeds the length given here, it will be truncated. If you do not enter anything here, the default length of 40 characters is used.
Note:
- The data in excess from the specified length are truncated.
- If this value is not specified, the default length of 40 characters is used.
- If the expression contains a fixed value (a value that does not depend on the input) for read or delete interfaces, the contribution to the length is set to the exact value as defined in length. This means, you have no data coming in so you can set the value to 0. If you have data coming in, however, you require to override the data with a fixed value, set the length to the value that is coming in. The first case (no data coming in) must be added to the end of the attribute list, the latter at the appropriate position.
Select the quoted value check box to specify quotes around the data if you are interfacing with a system that requires inputs in the form value.
Click OK. The Entity tab of the Interface Entry window is displayed.