Editing Field Properties

The Field Information window lets you define the properties for a field. To access this window, right-click the field. The Field Information window also appears when you create a new field. You can identify fields by using either a fixed position from the top of the page or from a floating reference point. If the field you are defining does not have a reference defined, some fields will be unavailable. You may notice some other fields are unavailable too depending upon the type of print stream you are analyzing.

The fields in this window are described next.

  • Name: Enter up to 50 characters that will identify the field. The name cannot contain spaces. You must name field variables with a %% prefix (field variables are used in rule files and in address processing). For example, %%customer.
  • Actions: This determines the modifications to be made to the field when Enrichment processes it. Select one of the following options.
    • Extract only (no updates): Extracts and uses the field information. You do not need read-write access to the data.
    • Extract and Replace: Replaces the field information. You must have read-write access to the data. Click the Replace Options button on the Field Location dialog box to define the replacement value.
      Note: If the field is identified with %% as a field variable, rule processing or cleansing may change the value of the field. The new field will replace the original field information in the print stream.
    • Delete Field Only: Removes the specified field information.
    • Delete Record with Field: Removes the entire record with the field information.
    • Delete Page with Field: Removes the entire page with the field information.
  • Reference available for field: Select this check box if a reference exists for this field. Clear this check box if no reference exists for this field.
  • Adjust position of field: Select this check box if the field is not in the print stream you are analyzing. A message is displayed. Click OK and define the position of the field. Clear this check box if the field you are defining is located in the print stream.