Attribute Tab (Operations)

The Attribute tab contains some of the settings used to define attributes on a selected entity. If you've just added a new attribute to your model, the following options will be available:

Next to the Name box, there are five buttons that allow a user to add a new attribute, delete the current one, check advanced attribute properties, test the selected attribute, or auto-generate attributes.

Notes:

Auto-generating attributes simplifies the modeling process, but you may need to delete unneeded auto-generated attributes before copying your model to the Host Integrator Server.
Attributes cannot be generated automatically for a VT host.

Attribute Operations Tab

The Attribute Operations tab contains the following options for configuring operations to be executed when writing to an attribute:

Execute operation before writing to attribute: Select a configured operation to be executed before data is written to this attribute.

Tip: Create an operation that clears an attribute field before data is written to it. To view an example of a Clear operation, open the Pine model and navigate to the AddressEdit entity. Select Clear from the Name list and view the Command list box.

Execute operation to autotab on underfill: Select a configured operation to be executed when attribute data does not completely fill in the length of the selected attribute.

Tip: Create an operation that automatically tabs to the next input field or an operation that traps an error. For example, if the data input is always a set length, such as a social security number, create an operation that includes an error pattern as an operation condition. When the error pattern is recognized, the operation will stop.

Note: This option is typically used with character mode hosts. When data doesn't fill the attribute, the behavior of a character mode host application can often be less predictable than a block mode host application.
Execute operation after writing to attribute: Select a configured operation to be executed after data is written to the selected attribute.