Check Fields

If this option is selected then check fields will only be generated when the defined field choices exist on the screen next to the entry field. If this option is turned off then check fields will be generated for single-character entry fields containing one of the default options for the locale even if the field choices are not present.

Let's look at some examples. We'll assume that the default check field choice for the current locale is Y/N.

With the Explicit check field choices are required option selected the following host screen elements will be generated as follows:

With the Explicit check field choices are required option de-selected the following host screen elements will be generated:

A check box can have three states, checked, un-checked and unknown, or two states, checked and un–checked. By default checkboxes will be generated as two-state check fields unless this option is selected. If selected, three-state check boxes will be generated if two defined values are detected, and the corresponding entry field also allows a blank. Tri-state check boxes can be grayed (dimmed) as well as checked or unchecked. The grayed state is used to show that the state of the check box is unknown. Note: A 3-state check box may be required to enter a blank value in some screens.

Use the following steps to define a new rule for check box recognition to assist in the auto-generation of check boxes within your application. The rule can be locale–specific or global.

For example, if your application had a large number of single-character entry fields that could accept either S or N (Si or Non) as valid choices, you may wish to define a new check field rule for this scenario to prevent having to individually recognize each entry field as a check field in Identify.

To add a new check field rule:

1. Select Rules | Check Fields from the developer bar.
2. Click the Addbutton.

Choices

3. In the Checked field of the properties pane, enter the text string or character that represents the checked state for a true or false argument, e.g. Si or S.
4. In the Unchecked Choice field, enter the text string or character that represents the unchecked state for a true or false argument, e.g. Non or N.
5. If you want the recognition engine to respect the case of the checked and unchecked choices then select the Case sensitive field. With this option selected, the Newlook recognition engine will only generate a check field if the options found exactly match the case specified in the Check Field rule definition.
6. If applicable, check the option to assign this check field as the Default check field choice for this locale. If selected, this option will be the default for any of the selected locales in the Locale drop down and can be used to generate a check field even if the associated field choices are not present on the screen. This scenario occurs when one of the choices is present in a single character entry field and the Explicit field choices required option is turned OFF.

Locale

7. If you wish to activate this rule for specific locales only then expand the Locales section, deselect the All Locales option and select one or more locale to which this check field should apply.
8. Click the Save button () to save your changes.  

ALERT!

At runtime, if the locale for this check field rule matches the location of the active connection, then all areas of an incoming screen will be scanned to locate the check field values defined here. The only exception to this is if checkbox recognition in General Rules is turned off.