10.1.4 Free Format Text Tab
To enter a format using the format editor, click free format text icon positioned next to the text of the message. In the note pad that is loaded you can actually tailor an advice to suit your requirements. Keywords to format the advice (similar to what is used in the Advice Format Maintenance) can be used here too in order to get the desired format. The following table contains a comprehensive list of the key words that can be used in the format editor.
A Free Format Message will be sent depending on your specifications in the ‘Background Process’ screen.
| Keyword | Significance |
|---|---|
| #NL | Indicates the number of lines that should be contained in a page when the message is printed |
| #NC | Indicates the number of columns that should be contained in a page when the message is printed |
| #RH | Indicates the start of the Report Header section |
| #PH | Indicates the beginning of the Header for a page |
| #EH | Indicates both the end of the Header section of the report or the end of Header section of a page |
| #RF | Indicates the start of the Report Footer section |
| #PF | Indicates the start of the Footer of a page |
| #EF | Indicates both the end of the Footer of a report or page |
| #B | Indicates the start of the body of the message |
| #EB | Indicates the end of the body of the message |
| #CL | Indicates that you can collapse a line |
| #EC | Indicates the end of a line that you have collapsed |
| #LOOP | Indicates the beginning of a loop |
| #END-LOOP | Indicates the end of a loop |
| #IF | Indicates a Conditional section |
| #ANDIF | Indicates a Conditional section |
| #ORIF | Indicates a Conditional section |
| #ENDIF | Indicates the end of a Conditional section |
- If the background process is running, a free format text that you define will be immediately sent at the time you save the record.
- If the background process is not running, the Free Format Message that you have defined will be displayed in the Outgoing Message browser from where you can process as you would any other outgoing message.
Parent topic: Free Format Message Maintenance