Reference: Variables Attribute Summary

Variables in a synonym can have the following attributes:

Variable Name

The name of the variable. A double ampersand (&&) is automatically inserted in the name to indicate a global variable.

Prompt Caption

A description of the variable that replaces the variable name in the prompt.

Default Value

The default value for the variable. If no value is set, the default value is used.

Prompt Values

Provides a drop-down menu of optional prompt values for the variable. The options are Input box, Static list of values, Static list of values/captions, Synonym based dynamic list of values, and Procedure based dynamic list of values.

Quoted

When selected, single quotation marks are added around the assigned string for the variable. A single quotation mark within the string is converted into two single quotation marks.

Usage Format

The data type. The following options are available:

  • Integer
  • Character (fixed)
  • Decimal

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