Prompt Details

Complete this window as follows:

Name

Type a unique name for the prompt. This name must comply with the ObjectServer naming conventions. If you are editing a prompt, you cannot change the name.

Prompt

Type the prompt text that should appear when the tool requests information from the user.

Type

Select String to create a prompt window that accepts one or more characters.

Select Integer to create a prompt window that accepts an integer value.

Select Float to create a prompt window that accepts a floating point number, which can contain a decimal point.

Select Time to create a prompt window that accepts a time. For a time prompt, the default is to display the current time.

Select Fixed Choice to create a pop-up menu that is populated with options that you specify.

Select Lookup to create a pop-up menu or drop-down list that is populated by the values in a specified file.

Select Password to create a prompt window that accepts one or more characters as a password. For a password prompt, the password characters appear as asterisks when the user completes the prompt.

Select Dynamic Choice to create a pop-up menu or drop-down list that is populated by the results of a database query.

Default

Type a default value for the prompt to display.

Note: This field is displayed only if you are creating or editing a string prompt, integer prompt, or float prompt.

Options

Use this field to specify menu options to include in the pop-up menu. To create a new option, click Add option and type a name for the option in the box that is shown within the Options list. Click outside the box to complete the entry. You can also edit an existing option by clicking the entry in the Options list and then clicking Edit option. To delete an option, click the entry and then click Delete option.

Note: This field is displayed only if you are creating or editing a fixed choice prompt.

File

Type the path and name of the file whose contents must be used to populate the pop-up menu or drop-down list associated with the prompt. Alternatively, click Browse to open a file selection window, navigate to the appropriate location, and select the file.

Note: This field is displayed only if you are creating or editing a lookup prompt.

Database

Select a database from this drop-down list.

Note: This field is displayed only if you are creating or editing a dynamic choice prompt.

Table

Select a table in the selected database, from the drop-down list.

Note: This field is displayed only if you are creating or editing a dynamic choice prompt.

Show

Select a column name from the drop-down list. This defines the column that is used to populate the prompt menu.

Note: This field is displayed only if you are creating or editing a dynamic choice prompt.

Assign

Select a column name from the drop-down list. This defines the column that is used to return a value to the SQL command, external command, or journal entry that contains the prompt.

Note: This field is displayed only if you are creating or editing a dynamic choice prompt.

Where

Type an SQL search condition. For example: Colname='Severity'.

Note: This field is displayed only if you are creating or editing a dynamic choice prompt.

Order By

Select a column name from the drop-down list. This defines the column by which items are sorted in the prompt menu. Use the Ascending and Descending options to specify the sort direction.

Note: This field is displayed only if you are creating or editing a dynamic choice prompt.

After creating or editing a prompt, you can save or cancel the changes made by clicking the relevant button as follows:

OK

Click this button to save the prompt details and close the window. New prompts are added to the Prompts pane.

Cancel

Click this button to close the window without saving your changes.