5.7.2 List box input item

You can create a list box in an item, which allows you to use the value set in the user-selected entry as the parameter of a command or the like.

Example: Sending a message appropriate to the selected information to standard output

Open the Action dialog box from the Item Design View, specify the information described in the following table in an item, and then register the item.

Table 5‒12: Information specified for the input item "List box"

No.	Specifics of where each piece of information is defined			Information to be specified
	Main window	Where to transition to	Location where the information is specified
1	Item Design View +--Action dialog box	Basic settings	Command	cpaecho
2			Parameter	${JDS:msg}
3			Execution type	Do not show the window
4		Input item settings +--Define input items dialog box	Variable name	msg
5			Label	Message to be output
6			Input type	List box
7					List label: Successful Value: The process ended successfully.
8					List label: Failed Value: The process ended in failure.

The following figure shows what the dialog box looks like when the created item is to be used in a job.

Figure 5‒12: An item having a list box input item

When Successful is selected in the Message to be output list box, The process ended successfully. is sent to standard output, whereas when Failed is selected in the list box, The process ended in failure. is sent to standard output.

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