Create a Temporary Field

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Use this procedure to create a temporary field. You can use temporary fields to assign, add, subtract, or calculate values to import or export. Temporary values can be used for another calculation to accumulate totals. Temporary fields can contain numeric, string, or date values.

 

To create a temporary field

  1. Select Visual Integrator Main menu > Import Job Maintenance or Export Job Maintenance.

  2. In the Import Job Selection or Export Job Selection window, enter a new job name and table name, and then click Accept. For more information, see Import Job Selection - Fields or Export Job Selection - Fields.

  3. In Import Job Maintenance or Export Job Maintenance, click the Data tab and then click the Add Temp Field button. A temporary field is added to the data field list box. Double-click the field to modify the field properties in the Field Properties window.

The temporary field is created.