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Use the confirmation function in the posting routine

Applies to User Roles:

System Administrator

Activate the confirmation function by setting the flag $post.confirm to true in the Expressions field of the source file Link line definition record.

  1. Click Tailoring > Tailoring Tools > Links.
  2. Type the name of the source file Link record in the Name field of the Link Manager dialogue box. In this example, use the name of the Link record you created, cm3r.hardware.post.
  3. Click Search. The source file Link record opens.
  4. Place the cursor in the requested.by field of the Link record, and then click Select Line from the More Actions menu. The Link line definition form opens.
  5. Type $post.confirm=true in the Expressions field.
  6. Click Back. A prompt box opens, asking if you want to save the changes to the Link record.
  7. Click Yes.

Related concepts

Posting
Posting link records
Posting link line definition file
Types of posting available in Format Control
Confirming the posting routine
Automatic updates using Format Control subroutines
Manual posting using Format Control additional options

Related tasks

Identify field input values for posting
Create the link record for posting
Create the Format Control record for automatic posting
Open a request for posting
Create the Format Control record for manual posting
Modify a hardware change request for posting
Do manual posting with confirmation

Related references

Posting variables