Configuring a Write Operation

You can control how the text parser writes parameter values to a file.

Before you begin: You can edit and configure a mapping as you create it, or afterwards. You must at least select text from the content in the Parse tab of the Text Parser Editor before you can view and modify the configuration options described here.
  1. Create a mapping or select text in preparation for creating a mapping, as described in any of the following sections:

  2. If you have already created a parameter and mapped it, do one of the following:
    • Select the parameter from the list and, from the icon list in the center of the dialog, click
    • In the display area on the left side of the Text Parser Editor, click anywhere within the desired parameter's highlighted text, and from the context toolbar that appears, select .

    Tip: If you have created a large number of parameters, you can click Filters to reduce the number of parameters displayed. You can filter the parameters by Name, Mode, or Type.

    A dialog containing editing and configuration options appears.
  3. Optional: Enter a new name for the parameter, or click and either select from the list of existing array parameters or use to create a new one.

    Note: If the original parameter already exists and is mapped, but the new parameter does not yet exist, Automation Process Composer will create a parameter and transfer the mapping to it. The original parameter continues to exist.

  4. Select Initialize parameter values to use the selected text as the initial value of the parameter. If you do not choose to initialize, a value of zero will be used.
  5. Enter the Format in which the text will be written to the file using standard C-programming style, such as %05d. For more formatting examples, see Writing a Scalar Parameter to a File.
  6. Select Use this format as default for all new write actions to use the selected format for all subsequent write actions.
  7. If Automation Process Composer has not already calculated the array dimensions, you can enter the Array size and number of Rows to Write. The number of rows to write must be smaller than the array size value.
  8. Modify the parse. Based on the text you select and the type of parameter you are creating, Automation Process Composer automatically chooses the type of parse and presents appropriate values for you to modify. For scalar and 1D arrays, you can also change the type of parse that will be used.

    Char-range
    Parse character by character. You can specify the character range to write on each line.
    Word or Columns
    Parse word by word, where words are defined by a set of word separator characters. The term Column, rather than Word, is used in the case of 2D Arrays. You can modify the separators as described in Specifying Word Separator Preferences, and you can specify which word to write on each line.

  9. Click Write.