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DATA VALIDATION

Guide Section: An EASAP GUI
EASAP Tree: USER INTERFACE branch → INPUTBOX


DATA VALIDATION is a Child of INPUTBOX.

DATA VALIDATION defines what User specified data is valid for its Parent INPUTBOX.

When Allow: is 'Any Value', 'Decimal' or 'Whole number' an optional Data: parameter will appear to allow further restriction of value data.

  • The value of Data: will stipulate further optional parameters,
    • between: Minimum and Maximum parameters
    • not between: Minimum and Maximum parameters
    • equal to: Value parameter
    • not equal to: Value parameter
    • greater than: Value parameter
    • greater than or equal to: Value parameter
    • less than: Value parameter
    • less than or equal to: Value parameter
  • To enter dates manually into an INPUTBOX,
    • Set Input Type:DateTime
    • For the Child DATA VALIDATION set,
      • Allow:Date
      • Date Input Type:Manual

DATA VALIDATION
Essential Parameters:
Allow:Select criteria by which to accept User-entered Data. See list above for choices.
Optional Parameters:
Ignore Blank:Select whether to validate blank or empty values in the input box, default→TRUE, FALSE
Data:Select the data restriction type.
Date Input Type:(Only for Parent INPUTBOX→Type:DateTime and Allow:Date) Select the type of date input. (default→Calendar, Calendar with Button, Manual)
Auto Resize:Controls whether the drop-down list should be resized automatically to fit the longest item on screen or appear with the fixed default length.
Source:Specify list of valid values when Allow:→List (object references allowed)
Delimiter:Character to delimit object references in other parameters (default→%)
Data Parameter Choices
Allow: Effect New Optional Parameters
Any ValueThere is no restriction to what might be entered.none
DateDate data types may be entered according to the Parent INPUTBOX→Pattern: Data: Date Input Type:
DecimalForces data entered to be a real number.Ignore Blank: Delimiter: Data:
ListForce a User to select from a list of values as defined in Source: Source: Auto Resize:
Text LengthRestricts data entered to a specified number of characters. Data: will become visible. Value of Data parameter will either show Date*:* or Minimum: and Maximum:Data:
Whole numberForces data entered to be an integer.Data:

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