Numeric routine
You can access the numeric routine functions by double-clicking the Numeric node under the system routines folder in the Repository tree view. The Numeric routine contains several functions, notably sequence, random and convertImpliedDecimalFormat.
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Function |
Description |
Syntax |
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sequence |
Returns an incremental numeric ID. |
Numeric.sequence("Parameter name", start value, increment value) |
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resetSequence |
Creates a sequence if it doesn't exist and attributes a new start value. |
Numeric.resetSequence (Sequence Identifier, start value) |
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removeSequence |
Removes a sequence. |
Numeric.removeSequence (Sequence Identifier) |
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random |
Returns a random whole number between the maximum and minimum values. |
Numeric.random(minimum start value, maximum end value) |
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convertImpliedDecimalFormat |
Returns a decimal with the help of an implicit decimal model. |
Numeric.convertImpliedDecimalFormat ("Target Format", value to be converted) |
The three routines sequence, resetSequence, and removeSequence are closely related.
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The sequence routine is used to create a sequence identifier, named s1 by default, in the Job. This sequence identifier is global in the Job.
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The resetSequence routine can be used to initialize the value of the sequence identifier created by sequence routine.
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The removeSequence routine is used to remove the sequence identifier from the global variable list in the Job.