The Item segment values table is used to configure the different values for those segments that have to be validated during item maintenance, when creating segment types. Segments that require validation are those where the Segment field, under Validation, has been set to YES in the Item segmentation types table. See that field description in Create item segment types by delimiter or Create item segment types by segment length.
Several combinations are allowed for each of the segments that require this validation. This routine is used to make certain that only particular values may be entered in specific segments.
- Select the Item segment values menu item.
- You access Work with item segment values. Click Add to create a new segment value.
- On the detail panel, complete the following fields:
- Segmentation type
- Enter a valid segment type from Work with item segmentation types, for which you wish to configure validation values.
- Segment no
- Enter the segment number of the segment type for which you want to create a validation.
- Value
- Define your own permitted value that the system will validate when entries are being made in the Item file. Several entries may be made for each segment number. If the segmentation type has been defined based on segmentation by length, then this field must be completed with a number of characters that fulfils this length.
- Description
- Optionally enter text that will further describe this type of validated segment.
Click OK to save. Since you can enter more than one value for each segment number, this step can be repeated with differing values being entered each time, and for each segment number.