Structuring Functions for Inline Validation
Structuring Functions to Use a Validation Subroutine
Using the BEGINCHECK/ENDCHECK Commands for Inline Validation
Using the BEGINCHECK/ENDCHECK Commands for Validation with a Subroutine
Structuring Functions to Validate Header Fields and Multiple Details Input Via a Browse List
Example of Validating Header Fields and Multiple Details Input Via a Browse List
Structuring Functions for Inline Validation
Typically functions using validation commands (e.g.: CONDCHECK, DATECHECK, FILECHECK, RANGECHECK and VALUECHECK) are structured for inline validation like this:
BEGIN_LOOP
REQUEST << INPUT >>
BEGINCHECK
* << USE CHECK COMMANDS TO VALIDATE INPUT HERE >>
ENDCHECK
* << PROCESS THE VALIDATED INPUT HERE >>
END_LOOP
If a validation command inside the BEGINCHECK / ENDCHECK command block detects a validation error control is passed back to the REQUEST command. This happens because of the default IF_ERROR(*LASTDIS) parameter on the ENDCHECK command.
Structuring Functions to Use a Validation Subroutine
Typically functions using validation commands (e.g.: CONDCHECK, DATECHECK, FILECHECK, RANGECHECK and VALUECHECK) are structured for subroutine validation like this:
DEFINE FIELD(#ERRORCNT) REFFLD(#STD_NUM)
DEF_COND NAME(*NOERRORS) COND('#ERRORCNT = 0')
BEGIN_LOOP
DOUNTIL COND(*NOERRORS)
REQUEST << INPUT >>
EXECUTE SUBROUTINE(VALIDATE)
ENDUNTIL
* << PROCESS THE VALIDATED INPUT HERE >>
END_LOOP
SUBROUTINE NAME(VALIDATE)
CHANGE FIELD(#ERRORCNT) TO(0)
BEGINCHECK KEEP_COUNT(#ERRORCNT)
* << USE CHECK COMMANDS TO VALIDATE INPUT HERE >>
ENDCHECK IF_ERROR(*NEXT)
ENDROUTINE
If a validation command inside the BEGINCHECK / ENDCHECK command block detects a validation error control is returned to the main function loop with #ERRORCNT > 0.
Using the BEGINCHECK/ENDCHECK Commands for Inline Validation
This example demonstrates how to use the BEGINCHECK/ENDCHECK commands (and the other validation commands) within the main program block to verify a set of input details.
DEFINE FIELD(#NEWSALARY) REFFLD(#SALARY) LABEL('New Salary') DESC('New Salary for Employee')
DEFINE FIELD(#TOTSALARY) REFFLD(#SALARY) DESC('Total Salary for Department') DEFAULT(0)
DEFINE FIELD(#BUDGET) REFFLD(#SALARY) LABEL('Budget') DESC('Budget for Department Salaries')
GROUP_BY NAME(#XG_DTAILS) FIELDS(#DEPTMENT #EMPNO #SURNAME #GIVENAME #NEWSALARY #STARTDTE)
DEF_LIST NAME(#EMPBROWSE) FIELDS(#XG_DTAILS)
BEGIN_LOOP
REQUEST FIELDS(#XG_DTAILS #BUDGET) BROWSELIST(#EMPBROWSE)
CHANGE FIELD(#TOTSALARY) TO(*DEFAULT)
SELECT FIELDS(#SALARY) FROM_FILE(PSLMST1) WITH_KEY(#DEPTMENT)
CHANGE FIELD(#TOTSALARY) TO('#TOTSALARY + #SALARY')
ENDSELECT
BEGINCHECK
CALLCHECK FIELD(#STARTDTE) BY_CALLING(WORKDAY) PROG_TYPE(FUN) MSGTXT('The supplied date is not a working day.')
CONDCHECK FIELD(#NEWSALARY) COND('(#NEWSALARY + #TOTSALARY) <= #BUDGET') MSGTXT('New salary causes Department budget to be exceeded')
DATECHECK FIELD(#STARTDTE) IN_FORMAT(*DDMMYY) BEFORE(30) AFTER(0) MSGTXT('Start date is not in the right format or not in the last month')
FILECHECK FIELD(#EMPNO) USING_FILE(PSLMST) FOUND(*ERROR) NOT_FOUND(*NEXT) MSGTXT('Employee number supplied already exists')
RANGECHECK FIELD(#EMPNO) RANGE((A0000 A9999)) MSGTXT('Employee number has to be in the range A0000 - A9999')
VALUECHECK FIELD(#DEPTMENT) WITH_LIST(ADM AUD FLT GAC) MSGTXT('The department code entered is not valid')
ENDCHECK
ADD_ENTRY TO_LIST(#EMPBROWSE)
END_LOOP
If any of the input values causes a validation command to give an error the message defined with that command is issued and program control returns to the last screen displayed. In this case the last screen displayed is the REQUEST screen.
Using the BEGINCHECK/ENDCHECK Commands for Validation with a Subroutine
This example demonstrates how to use the BEGINCHECK/ENDCHECK commands inside a subroutine to check that entered details for a new employee conform to a set of validations before being accepted for further processing.
After the user enters the requested details the VALIDATE subroutine is called. It checks that all the values comply with the various validations. If this is not true the message defined in a command that gives an error is given, 1 is added to #ERRORCNT and the DOUNTIL loop executes again. When the error tally is zero the DOUNTIL loop ends and processing of the verified input is done.
DEFINE FIELD(#ERRORCNT) TYPE(*DEC) LENGTH(3) DECIMALS(0) DEFAULT(0)
DEF_COND NAME(*NOERRORS) COND('#ERRORCNT = 0')
DEFINE FIELD(#NEWSALARY) REFFLD(#SALARY) LABEL('New Salary') DESC('New Salary for Employee')
DEFINE FIELD(#TOTSALARY) REFFLD(#SALARY) DESC('Total Salary for Department') DEFAULT(0)
DEFINE FIELD(#BUDGET) REFFLD(#SALARY) LABEL('Budget') DESC('Budget for Department Salaries')
GROUP_BY NAME(#XG_DTAILS) FIELDS(#DEPTMENT #EMPNO #SURNAME #GIVENAME #NEWSALARY #STARTDTE)
DEF_LIST NAME(#EMPBROWSE) FIELDS(#XG_DTAILS)
BEGIN_LOOP
DOUNTIL COND(*NOERRORS)
REQUEST FIELDS(#XG_DTAILS #BUDGET) BROWSELIST(#EMPBROWSE)
EXECUTE SUBROUTINE(VALIDATE)
ENDUNTIL
ADD_ENTRY TO_LIST(#EMPBROWSE)
END_LOOP
SUBROUTINE NAME(VALIDATE)
CHANGE FIELD(#ERRORCNT) TO(0)
CHANGE FIELD(#TOTSALARY) TO(*DEFAULT)
SELECT FIELDS(#SALARY) FROM_FILE(PSLMST1) WITH_KEY(#DEPTMENT)
CHANGE FIELD(#TOTSALARY) TO('#TOTSALARY + #SALARY')
ENDSELECT
BEGINCHECK KEEP_COUNT(#ERRORCNT)
CALLCHECK FIELD(#STARTDTE) BY_CALLING(WORKDAY) PROG_TYPE(FUN) MSGTXT('The supplied date is not a working day.')
CONDCHECK FIELD(#NEWSALARY) COND('(#NEWSALARY + #TOTSALARY) <= #BUDGET') MSGTXT('New salary causes Department budget to be exceeded')
DATECHECK FIELD(#STARTDTE) IN_FORMAT(*DDMMYY) BEFORE(30) AFTER(0) MSGTXT('Start date is not in the right format or not in the last month')
FILECHECK FIELD(#EMPNO) USING_FILE(PSLMST) FOUND(*ERROR) NOT_FOUND(*NEXT) MSGTXT('Employee number supplied already exists')
RANGECHECK FIELD(#EMPNO) RANGE((A0000 A9999)) MSGTXT('Employee number has to be in the range A0000 - A9999')
VALUECHECK FIELD(#DEPTMENT) WITH_LIST(ADM AUD FLT GAC) MSGTXT('The department code entered is not valid')
ENDCHECK IF_ERROR(*NEXT)
ENDROUTINE
Structuring Functions to Validate Header Fields and Multiple Details Input Via a Browse List
At times there may be a need to validate multiple values for a field or fields. An example of this would be a screen that requires input of several header fields and multiple entries of a set of detail fields. Typically a function required to do this type of validation would be structured like this:
FUNCTION OPTIONS(*DIRECT)
DEFINE FIELD(#ERRORCNT) REFFLD(#STD_NUM)
DEF_COND NAME(*NOERRORS) COND('#ERRORCNT = 0')
GROUP_BY NAME(#HEADER) FIELDS(.... <FIELDS ON HEADER> ........)
DEF_LIST NAME(#DETAILS) FIELDS(. <FIELDS IN DETAILS> .......)
BEGIN_LOOP
CHANGE FIELD(#HEADER #DETAILS) TO(*NULL)
INZ_LIST NAMED(#DETAILS) NUM_ENTRYS(100) WITH_MODE(*ADD)
DOUNTIL COND(*NOERRORS)
REQUEST FIELDS(#HEADER) BROWSELIST(#DETAILS)
EXECUTE SUBROUTINE(VALIDATE)
ENDUNTIL
END_LOOP
SUBROUTINE NAME(VALIDATE)
CHANGE FIELD(#ERRORCNT) TO(0)
BEGINCHECK KEEP_COUNT(#ERRORCNT)
* << >>
* << VALIDATE HEADER FIELDS HERE >>
* << >>
SELECTLIST NAMED(#DETAILS) GET_ENTRYS(*NOTNULL)
BEGINCHECK KEEP_COUNT(#ERRORCNT)
* << >>
* << VALIDATE DETAIL FIELDS HERE >>
* << >>
ENDCHECK IF_ERROR(*NEXT)
UPD_ENTRY IN_LIST(#DETAILS) WITH_MODE(*ADD)
ENDSELECT
ENDCHECK IF_ERROR(*NEXT)
ENDROUTINE
Example of Validating Header Fields and Multiple Details Input Via a Browse List
This example demonstrates how to validate a screen with several header fields and multiple values of a set of detail fields that are input via a browse list.
DEFINE FIELD(#ERRORCNT) REFFLD(#STD_NUM)
DEF_COND NAME(*NOERRORS) COND('#ERRORCNT = 0')
GROUP_BY NAME(#HEADER) FIELDS(#EMPNO #SURNAME #GIVENAME)
DEF_LIST NAME(#DETAILS) FIELDS(#SKILCODE #DATEACQ)
MESSAGE MSGTXT('Input Employee details, Press Enter.')
BEGIN_LOOP
CHANGE FIELD(#HEADER #DETAILS) TO(*NULL)
INZ_LIST NAMED(#DETAILS) NUM_ENTRYS(100) WITH_MODE(*ADD)
DOUNTIL COND(*NOERRORS)
REQUEST FIELDS(#HEADER) BROWSELIST(#DETAILS)
EXECUTE SUBROUTINE(VALIDATE)
ENDUNTIL
MESSAGE MSGTXT('Employee details have been accepted. Input next Employee')
END_LOOP
SUBROUTINE NAME(VALIDATE)
CHANGE FIELD(#ERRORCNT) TO(0)
BEGINCHECK KEEP_COUNT(#ERRORCNT)
RANGECHECK FIELD(#EMPNO) RANGE((A0001 A0090))
VALUECHECK FIELD(#SURNAME) WITH_LIST(*BLANKS) IN_LIST(*ERROR) NOT_INLIST(*NEXT)
VALUECHECK FIELD(#GIVENAME) WITH_LIST(*BLANKS) IN_LIST(*ERROR) NOT_INLIST(*NEXT)
SELECTLIST NAMED(#DETAILS) GET_ENTRYS(*NOTNULL)
BEGINCHECK KEEP_COUNT(#ERRORCNT)
FILECHECK FIELD(#SKILCODE) USING_FILE(SKLTAB) USING_KEY(#SKILCODE)
DATECHECK FIELD(#DATEACQ)
ENDCHECK IF_ERROR(*NEXT)
UPD_ENTRY IN_LIST(#DETAILS) WITH_MODE(*ADD)
ENDSELECT
ENDCHECK IF_ERROR(*NEXT)
ENDROUTINE
