How to Create and Insert Field Codes

Using Field Codes includes:

• Creating and Editing Field Codes
• Inserting Field Codes into a Standard Response

Creating and Editing Field Codes

On the Field Codes tab, you can either click the New (plus sign) icon or select a field code and click the Edit (gear) icon. The Field Code window appears:

Field Code

Notes:

• A detailed discussion of variables in eServices Manager is available.
• The Text field must conform to the rules described in Using Formulas in Field Codes.
• Click the Validate (ABC with checkmark) icon to verify that the field code is well-formed (that is, that it has no typographical errors, missing parentheses, and so on).

[+] You can create or edit custom variables.

• Click the Edit Custom Variables (page with plus sign) icon. The Custom Variable dialog box appears. As usual, select a variable and click Edit, or click the New icon.
• Names must consist only of alphanumeric characters or underscores.
• A default value is mandatory.

For detailed help constructing Field Codes, see Using Formulas in Field Codes.

For examples showing the use of a custom variable and of a complex Field Code, see Field Code Examples.

Inserting Field Codes into a Standard Response

To insert Field Codes,

1. Create a new Standard Response or open an existing one for editing, then click Insert Field Code (on either the General or Structured Body tab). The resulting window displays a list of all the available field codes.
2. Select a field code and click OK to insert it, together with its required delimiters (<$ $>), into the Standard Response.
3. Click Render Field Codes to see the standard response with the Field Codes rendered, showing the default values for each Field Code.