In this example, the matchcode field is validated on change to check whether it only contains 3 characters.

 

1.Open the Operation Catalog from Administration>Setup>Production>Operation catalog.

2.Open an operation.

3.Open the beas script editor from Tools>Extension for Clients or use the CTRL+N+U shortcut.

4.In the right panel find the update event and double-click to add the event to the editor.

5.Add the code to the event.
       // ******* Event dw_1_update ********
  // Created 2019/01/29 by manager
  global function dw_1_update
  setvar=ll_length=%len(<dw_1.item.matchcode.value>)
  if <ll_length> <> 3 then
    messagebox=Lenght is not 3 characters.
  end if
 
  end global

 

 

The message is displayed, when the Update button is clicked and the field length is not 3 characters.

 

For details on creating the variable, see setvar.

For details on the data window, see dw_1 (dw_2, dw_3...dw_7, dw_edit).

 

Example Notes