Enterprise Communication Interface (ECI)

eci_wri_ent

Description

Insert or update record in an entity list.

Opens list to entity.
Check if a record is found (sel_fld_nam/sel_fld_val),
yes:

call eci_upd_ent

no:

call eci_ins_ent

Input parameter

ent_nam

string

name of entity

wdg_nam

string

name of mask

wdg_ext

string

activate system fields on mask {"on", "off"}

wdg_mod

string

mode of widget {"list","form","bvb"}

act_mod

string

mode of interaction {"int","bat"}

res_flag

string

update record only if reserved {"on","off","reset"}

sel_fld_nam

stringlist

names of fields for selection

sel_fld_val

stringlist

values of fields for selection

wri_fld_nam

stringlist

names of fields to write

wri_fld_val

stringlist

values of fields to write

ret_fld_nam

stringlist

names of fields to return

optimize

string

With this parameter a database update is only done if the old and new values differ (and therefore, the modification date is not changed if the values are the same).
on = before writing the values of input parameter upd_fld_val it is checked whether the old value differs from new value. Only in this case the "new" value is written in field.
off = Value of upd_fld_val is written to field.

Output parameter

ret_fld_val

stringlist

values of fields to return

Example

Insert or update an item record

Input parameter:

ent_nam	"EDB-ARTICLE"
wdg_nam	"EDB-ART-SLI"
wdg_ext	"on"
wdg_mod	"list"
act_mod	"int"
res_flag	"off"
sel_fld_nam	"T_MASTER_DAT.PART_ID"
sel_fld_val	"art002"
wri_fld_nam	"T_MASTER_DAT.PART_ID"
	"T_MASTER_DAT.PART_NAME"
wri_fld_val	"art002"
	"name of art002"
ret_fld_nam	"T_MASTER_DAT.C_ID"