File Utilities Various file utilities are provided as options on VA Utility Functions menu [DIUTILITY]. FileMan’s NOTE: Some additional functionality for modifying files is contained in the separate Modify File Attributes option, which is on the main VA FileMan menu. Verify Fields The Verify Fields option uses a definition to verify the data stored in a file. After invoking this field’s option, you can ask to verify all existing values of a particular field by entering its label at the “VERIFY WHICH prompt; or you can ask that fields at a given file level be verified by entering ALL all FIELD:” at the prompt. In addition to checking the validity of the data stored in a file, Verify Fields checks the cross-references on the data. Among the items checked for are: file’s Dangling pointers in cross-references. Cross-reference values exceeding 30 characters if a Label has been translated into the field’s language, the report of errors for that field will show the translated Label. user’s If more than one discrepancy is found between the current definition and the data on file, you are asked if you want to save the list of those entries containing the inconsistent data in a template. Later, you would be able to the entries in this template to display or edit them. “SORT BY:” REF: For information on how to execute or avoid executing any part of the INPUT transform when the Verify Fields option is being run, see the section in the “Input Transform” “Advanced File section in the VA FileMan Definition” Developer’s Guide. NOTE: Some parts of a INPUT transform (whose main purpose is to validate data as a field’s user enters it) may be inappropriate when being executed in the context of the Verify Fields option. NOTE: The field for the Verify Fields [DIVERIFY] option be set must “DISPLAY OPTION?” to in order to display a final RETURN to at the end of the report. “YES” “Press continue”
File Utilities Various file utilities are provided as options on VA FileMan’s Utility Functions menu [DIUTILITY]. NOTE: Some additional functionality for modifying files is contained in the separate Modify File Attributes option, which is on the main VA FileMan menu. Verify Fields The Verify Fields option uses a field’s definition to verify the data stored in a file. After invoking this option, you can ask to verify all existing values of a particular field by entering its label at the “VERIFY WHICH FIELD:” prompt; or you can ask that all fields at a given file level be verified by entering ALL at the prompt. In addition to checking the validity of the data stored in a file, Verify Fields checks the cross-references on the file’s data. Among the items checked for are: Dangling pointers in cross-references. Cross-reference values exceeding 30 characters if a field’s Label has been translated into the user’s language, the report of errors for that field will show the translated Label. If more than one discrepancy is found between the current definition and the data on file, you are asked if you want to save the list of those entries containing the inconsistent data in a template. Later, you would be able to “SORT BY:” the entries in this template to display or edit them. REF: For information on how to execute or avoid executing any part of the INPUT transform when the Verify Fields option is being run, see the “Input Transform” section in the “Advanced File Definition” section in the VA FileMan Developer’s Guide. NOTE: Some parts of a field’s INPUT transform (whose main purpose is to validate data as a user enters it) may be inappropriate when being executed in the context of the Verify Fields option. NOTE: The “DISPLAY OPTION?” field for the Verify Fields [DIVERIFY] option must be set to “YES” in order to display a final “Press RETURN to continue” at the end of the report.
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