RQF Request Types

Each request created with ProRequest is assigned an request type. This request type defines:

• The status network and the initial status at creation

• Fields and how they are grouped

  • For information on field labels, input help and value checks, see the "Fields" Customizing view in the online documentation for the "Technical structure" field.

• Status dependent field control

  • In addition to the status, an assignment of the dynamic field control can also be made via selection conditions depending on the various values.

  • With several valid assignments, the first set is used according to priority.

  • With status *, the assignment is only determined via the selection conditions.

  • The target field name can also be masked with *.

• Dependent values

  • Allows setting field values dependent on other field values.

  • The value is defined for a target field and via selection conditions when this field value is to be assigned to the field. Thus, an activation is also possible depending on several fields and their values.

  • Initial values can also be defined via the "New request" field (X = yes) of the "Application header and control data" context.

  • In case of several valid assignments, the first record is used according to priority.

  • Values can also be set in multiple levels:

    • <field1> sets <field2> and this <field3>.

    • However, it should be noted that only when a field value is changed by the target field, further actions are triggered if necessary.

    • If as in the above example the <field2> already contains the value which should be set, then <field3> will not be changed either.

• Valid values

  • Allows the definition of valid field values, depending on other field values.

  • It is defined for a target field the values and via selection conditions when these values are allowed.

  • If there are several valid assignments, the first set is used according to priority.

  • An entry without selection condition is also applied according to priority.

  • The possible values can be entered as follows:

    • Several possible values separated with ;:

      • <value1>;<value2>;...

    • The operators < (less than), <= (less than including the value), > (greater than) and >= (greater than including the value).

      • Also >value1;<value2, so e.g. >=10;<1000 this results in all values from 10 to 999

      • So these values are ANDed, all must match

      • More than two values linked like this makes no sense

    • A mixture of values separated with ; and the greater than and less than operators is not supported.