HP 2624 User Manual

Designing and Using Forms
Table 5-1. Attributes by Field 'JYpe (Continued)
Field
Valid Input
Type Characters
INTEGER
Digits, spaces
FILL
SIGNED Digits, minus sign,
DECIMAL plus sign, decin'l.sl
FILL
point, space
IMPLIED Digits, plus or
DECIMAL minus sign,
FILL
decimal point,
space
NUMERIC Digits, space,
period, comma,
minus sign, plus
sign
REQUIRED/OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE. Fields may be
designated as "required" or "optional". As shown in figure
5-6, this attribute is specified by way of the field definition
menu. When the terminal operator presses either the GIll
key or a user-defined function key that transmits a block of
data to the host computer, the terminal checks all
5-6
(
Field Format
Automatic
Hestrictions
Field Editing
None
Right justified;
leading spaces
-changed to zeros
No embedded spaces;
Right justified;
only one decimal leading sign
if
point; plus sign present) .is Jeft
(if
present) must
justified; leading
immediately precede
spaces changed
to
most significant
zeros
digit; minus sign
(if present) must
immediately precede
most significant
digit or immediately
follow least
significant
digit
No embedded spaces;
Right justifed;
only one decimal
if there is no
point; plus sign
explicit decimal
(if present) must
point, the
implied
immediately precede
decimal point is
most significant
inserted
at the
digit;
minus sign
proper position;
(if present)
must
leading sign (if
immediately precede
present) is left
(
most significant justified; leading
digit or immediately spaces changed to
follow least
zeros
significant digit;
completed entry must
leave at least one
space for deci mal
point to be added
during field edit;
if explicit decimal
point is entered,
the number of digits
to the right of it
must NOT exceed the
number specified
by the
Impl ied Dec Digl h
configuration field
None
None
"required" fields to be sure that they contain data. If one is (
found to be empty, then the keyboard is "locked", the bell is
sounded, the cursor moves to the offending field, and an
error message appears at the bottom of the screen. To
correct the situation, press _ and then enter suitable
data into the field.

HP 2624 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	2624
Category	Touch terminals
Language	English