Text Constants MOD000012

Access

• Customizer → Master Data → Text Constants

Information

• Text Constants are multilingual texts (I-texts). One and the same text constant can be used by both the customizing and the source.

Details

• Constants can be created by the system customizer. They are assigned their ID number automatically. The ID number consists of the license number plus a three-character counter.
  • Example of text constants: File names for the construction of OLE objects in legend data areas.
• Some constants are hard-coded text constants that must not be changed. E.g.
  • day names
  • month names
  • yes, no (for dialog messages)

Create text constants

• Insert → Constant from the context menu.
• Enter the name of the text constant in the Constant field.
  • The ID of the constant is automatically generated as soon as you click outside the Constant field.
  • Furthermore, the entry of the dialog message, which can then be used in the Python code, is generated in the Python code field.
• Save.

Note

• Changes to standard text constants are not update secure.