{"id":5161,"date":"2017-09-21T23:24:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T23:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alt2.minisoft.com\/support\/?p=5161"},"modified":"2021-02-09T15:28:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T23:28:53","slug":"set-value-from-a-declared-constant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/set-value-from-a-declared-constant\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Value from a Declared Constant"},"content":{"rendered":"

For examples on how to implement Declared Constants, consult the following: Declared Constants for Production vs. Dev\/Sandbox Accounts<\/a><\/p>\n

A Declared Constant from an eFORMzCfg_User.xml file provides the value for this Variable Function. The form of a declaration is:<\/p>\n

<Constant Name=\"OrderNbr\">\n <![CDATA[Order Number]]>\n<\/Constant><\/pre>\n
If this Function is used in a number of Projects to refer to the same Declared Constant, when the Declared Constant must change, only the eFORMzCfg_User.xml file needs to be modified, not each Project.<\/p>\n
Language Substitution<\/h2>\n
Use eFORMzCfg_Translations.xml and update the values accordingly. A sample configuration is shown below:<\/p>\n
<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<eFORMzConfiguration>\n <Constant Name=\"OrderNbr_EN\">\n <![CDATA[Order Number]]>\n <\/Constant>\n <Constant Name=\"OrderNbr_FR\">\n <![CDATA[French Order Nbr]]>\n <\/Constant>\n <Constant Name=\"OrderNbr_GE\">\n <![CDATA[German Order Number]]>\n <\/Constant>\n <KeyedConstant Name=\"OrderNbrLabels\">\n <Entry Key=\"EN\">\n <![CDATA[Order Number]]>\n <\/Entry>\n <Entry Key=\"FR\">\n <![CDATA[French Order Nbr]]>\n <\/Entry>\n <Entry Key=\"GE\">\n <![CDATA[German Order Number]]>\n <\/Entry>\n <\/KeyedConstant>\n<\/eFORMzConfiguration><\/pre>\n
In the eFORMzCfg_User.xml file, enter the eFORMzCfg_Translations.xml file name and its directory:<\/p>\n
<File Name=\"\\Projects\\Documentation\\eFORMzCfg_Translations.xml\"\/><\/pre>\n
From there, a report built with the Document Template can be configured for language substitution.<\/p>\n
1. First, create a Variable by right-clicking the Form and selecting Add Variable > By position.
\n2. Enter \u2018Language\u2019 in the Name field and select OK.
\n3. Add another Variable by position. Enter \u2018OrderNbrConstantName\u2019 in the Name field.
\n4. Right click the Variable and select Add Function > Set Value.
\n5. Enter a Constant value of ‘OrderNbr_’ and select OK.
\n6. Right click the Variable and select Add Function > Concatenate.
\n7. Select the Language Variable.
\n8. Add another Variable by position and enter the name ‘OrderNbrLabel.’
\n9. Right click the Variable and select Add Function > Set value from a declared constant.
\n10. Select the \u2018OrderNbrConstantName\u2019 Variable.<\/p>\n
The \u2018OrderNbrConstantName\u2019 Variable has been set to ‘OrderNbr_’ and the concatenated value of the \u2018Language\u2019 Variable. This Variable is picking up the two-letter language code from the incoming data file. This corresponds to the format of the Declared Constants in the eFORMzCfg_Translations.xml file:<\/p>\n
<Constant Name=\"OrderNbr_EN\">\n <![CDATA[Order Number]]>\n <\/Constant>\n <Constant Name=\"OrderNbr_FR\">\n <![CDATA[French Order Nbr]]>\n <\/Constant>\n <Constant Name=\"OrderNbr_GE\">\n <![CDATA[German Order Number]]>\n<\/Constant><\/pre>\n
For example, if the language code is ‘FR’ then the value of ‘OrderNbrConstantName’ will be ‘OrderNbr_FR’ and the value of the ‘OrderNbrLabel’ Variable will be the French Order Number.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For examples on how to implement Declared Constants, consult the following: Declared Constants for Production vs. Dev\/Sandbox Accounts A Declared Constant from an eFORMzCfg_User.xml file provides the value for this Variable Function. The form of a declaration is: <Constant Name=”OrderNbr”> <![CDATA[Order Number]]> <\/Constant> If this Function is used in a number of Projects to refer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[682],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5161"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5161"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8952,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5161\/revisions\/8952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}