Value Cards

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Appendix A Defining Batch Load Control Cards Manually : Value Cards

Value Cards

If you require a field in TIBCO Object Service Broker that does not exist in the user input file, you can specify a value card to assign a default value to the field. The value card provides a means of setting a default value for any parameter or non-primary-key field that is present in TIBCO Object Service Broker but is not derived from the input file.

Value cards cannot be used for fields with syntax RD or UN.

Field Values

Card Type (column 1)

The Card Type of a value card is V.

Name (columns 3 – 18)

The name of the TIBCO Object Service Broker parameter or field to which the value is assigned.

Continuation Number (column 20)

Each value card provides up to 50 bytes of text value. You can use the continuation number to continue the text for up to 6 cards.

The sequence of the continuation is verified to ensure the cards are ordered properly. The sequence is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. You can leave the continuation number blank instead of using a zero. All 50 bytes of the text of the card are used up to the maximum length of the field.

Text Value (columns 22 – 71)

The text area contains the value to be used. If the value is numeric (binary or packed TIBCO Object Service Broker parameter or field), the text is entered in character format. If the value is negative, the first byte of the value (column 22) must be a minus sign (that is, -123).