5.7.3 Check box input item

You can create a check box in an item, which allows you to use the value that takes effect when the user selects the created check box as the parameter of a command or the like.

Example: Outputting a message to standard output when the check box is selected

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 5‒13: Information specified for the input item "Check 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	(Nothing is input.)
6			Input type	Check box
7					Value when checked: The check box was selected. Value when unchecked: (Nothing is input.) Details: The message is output when the check box is selected.

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

Figure 5‒13: An item having a check box input item

When the Send a message when the check box is selected check box is selected, the message The check box was selected. is sent to standard output.

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