Searching the Help
To search for information in the Help, type a word or phrase in the Search box. When you enter a group of words, OR is inferred. You can use Boolean operators to refine your search.
Results returned are case insensitive. However, results ranking takes case into account and assigns higher scores to case matches. Therefore, a search for "cats" followed by a search for "Cats" would return the same number of Help topics, but the order in which the topics are listed would be different.
Words and Phrases
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| A single word | cat
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Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats". |
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A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase. |
"cat food" (quotation marks) |
Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase. |
Using Boolean Operators
| Search for | Operator | Example |
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Two or more words in the same topic |
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| Either word in a topic |
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| Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase |
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| Topics that contain one string and do not contain another | ^ (caret) |
cat ^ mouse
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| A combination of search types | ( ) parentheses |
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Posting link line definition file
The link line definition file defines a single field as the reference field for the posting routine and lists the names of other fields linked for the posting process. When posting is invoked, the system compares the value for the reference field in the source file with the value for the linked field in the target file. If the values are the same, the system compares the listed fields for changes and posts the new data to the target file.
The fields used for the link line definition have the same definition or use for posting as they do for find and fill with the following exceptions:
- The source field array lists fields in the source record and the target field array lists fields in the target record.
- You can define parameters in the Expressions field to control the posting process flow.
Note: Reference or manipulate input fields with the $File file variable. Any modifications made to this record variable are passed back to the calling application.
Important: Processing statements may modify the contents of the original record.
Related concepts
Posting
Posting link records
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
Use the confirmation function in the posting routine
Do manual posting with confirmation
Related references
