DC 12.0 | Handling Invalid Data

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Handling Invalid Data

You must validate the data before any actions (that results in an output) are performed.

Validation statements can vary depending on your source and target data types, and the rules you want to apply.

Validation Examples

If you have a target field named "Account No" that must be numeric and five bytes in length, your data validation statement is:

If IsNumeric(FieldAt("/SOURCE/R1/Account No")) Then
  If Len(Trim(FieldAt("/SOURCE/R1/Account No"))) <> 5 Then
    Reject()
  Else
    Val(FieldAt("/SOURCE/R1/Account No"))
  End If
Else
  Reject()
End If

Or, if you want to be certain that the incoming field is not blank, and notify the user of a blank field, your validation statement is:

If IsNull(FieldAt("/SOURCE/R1/State")) Then
LogMessage("Info","Target field 'State' must contain a value.")
Terminate()
End If

Or, if you want to process only records from customers in Texas, your validation statement is:

If FieldAt("/SOURCE/R1/State") <> "TX" Then
Reject()
End If

Last modified date: 02/01/2024