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Newbie question on Tracefields and Inputs

First time posting in the Datasuite section of the forum...

So we used to have Datapage/RT and now have Datapage + 2011MR1.

All our programs used to have tracefields set up in them and now we still have the tracefields, but we've also been doing inputs (where the input is reported on the .pdf report) and in the tracefield using the c1.input, c2.input, etc. in the tracefield itself.

So when I'm looking in Datapage this results in having the same information of the input and the tracefield (machine # twice, cmm operator # twice, shift twice etc.)

So going forward do we still need the tracefield anymore (utilizing just the input commands)?? What really is the difference between them now?? Confused

TIA,

4/1/96
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  • First time posting in the Datasuite section of the forum...

    So we used to have Datapage/RT and now have Datapage + 2011MR1.

    All our programs used to have tracefields set up in them and now we still have the tracefields, but we've also been doing inputs (where the input is reported on the .pdf report) and in the tracefield using the c1.input, c2.input, etc. in the tracefield itself.

    So when I'm looking in Datapage this results in having the same information of the input and the tracefield (machine # twice, cmm operator # twice, shift twice etc.)

    So going forward do we still need the tracefield anymore (utilizing just the input commands)?? What really is the difference between them now?? Confused

    TIA,

    4/1/96


    April, I've only done a little bit of testing, but from what I can tell, the tracefield imported into DataPage is directly from the comment input, rather than having to use a variable.

    C1         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
                Input Part Number:
    C2         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
                Input Part Name:
    C3         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
                Input Part Revision:
    C4         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
                Input Customer Name:
    C5         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
                Input Operator Name and Title:
                ASSIGN/V1=C1.INPUT
                ASSIGN/V2=C2.INPUT
                ASSIGN/V3=C3.INPUT
                ASSIGN/V4=C4.INPUT
                ASSIGN/V5=C5.INPUT


    This is in all of my programs. From my limited testing, you can remove all of the assignments, and the tracefields import normally into DataPage. I haven't gotten around to double and triple checking that this is the case though, so all of my programs still have the comments and variables. Those 5 extra lines aren't hurting anything, so I'm not really in any hurry to do so.
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  • First time posting in the Datasuite section of the forum...

    So we used to have Datapage/RT and now have Datapage + 2011MR1.

    All our programs used to have tracefields set up in them and now we still have the tracefields, but we've also been doing inputs (where the input is reported on the .pdf report) and in the tracefield using the c1.input, c2.input, etc. in the tracefield itself.

    So when I'm looking in Datapage this results in having the same information of the input and the tracefield (machine # twice, cmm operator # twice, shift twice etc.)

    So going forward do we still need the tracefield anymore (utilizing just the input commands)?? What really is the difference between them now?? Confused

    TIA,

    4/1/96


    April, I've only done a little bit of testing, but from what I can tell, the tracefield imported into DataPage is directly from the comment input, rather than having to use a variable.

    C1         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
                Input Part Number:
    C2         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
                Input Part Name:
    C3         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
                Input Part Revision:
    C4         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
                Input Customer Name:
    C5         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
                Input Operator Name and Title:
                ASSIGN/V1=C1.INPUT
                ASSIGN/V2=C2.INPUT
                ASSIGN/V3=C3.INPUT
                ASSIGN/V4=C4.INPUT
                ASSIGN/V5=C5.INPUT


    This is in all of my programs. From my limited testing, you can remove all of the assignments, and the tracefields import normally into DataPage. I haven't gotten around to double and triple checking that this is the case though, so all of my programs still have the comments and variables. Those 5 extra lines aren't hurting anything, so I'm not really in any hurry to do so.
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