Getting Started with TRANSACT (32247-90007)

Chapter 9 161

Creating Custom Applications

Adding, Deleting, and Changing Elements

Now let’s take on a major localization step. Let’s redeﬁne the customer dataset, expanding

the size of cust-no from 4 to 6 digits long, deleting the zipcode ﬁeld and adding a new ﬁeld

called area. The following Figures illustrate what must be done to accomplish all of this.

The important point for Transact is that we only need to recompile the program to

incorporate the new structure.

First we modify the form ﬁle, changing all the forms that reference the customer data.

custupdatemm is changed to reﬂect the 6-digit customer number.

Figure 9-12. Customer Main Menu, Change Size of cust-no

custupdate1 is changed to reﬂect the 6-digit customer number.

Figure 9-13. Marketing Customer Update, Change Size of cust-no

custupdate2 is changed to reﬂect the 6-digit customer number, delete of zipcode, and

addition of area, because ﬁnance needs to be able to update this new code.

custupdatemm customer update main menu

enter customer number [ ]

f1 - marketing (custupdate1)

f2 - finance (custupdate2)

f3 - accounts payable (custupdate3)

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enter screen name [ ]

market- finance accounts exit

ing payable

custupdate1 marketing customer update

customer number [ ]

name [ ]