Tags are used with Standard Keystroke File Import (not Variable Position or XML) to control the behaviour of the KFI. Tags include Keyword tags and File tags.
Keyword Tags
Keyword tags mostly control the KFI flow / operation and relate to the keys on the keyboard. See the tables below for the related tags.
Control Key Tags
Keyboard Control Key | Tag |
Esc | <ESC> or \ |
Insert | <INS> |
Delete | <DEL> |
Home | <HOME> |
End | <END> |
Page Up | <PGUP> |
Page Down | <PGDN> |
Up Arrow | <UP> |
Down Arrow | <DOWN> or ^ |
Left Arrow | <LEFT> |
Right Arrow | <RIGHT> |
Ctrl | <CTRL> |
Tab | <TAB> or , |
Enter | <ENTER> |
Backspace | <BKSP> |
Carriage Return | <RETURN> |
Function Button Tags
Function Key on keyboard | Tag |
F2 | <F2> or | |
F3 | <F3> |
F4 | <F4> or ~ |
F5 | <F5> |
F6 | <F6> |
F7 | <F7> |
F8 | <F8> |
F9 | <F9> or \r |
F11 | <F11> |
F12 | <F12> |
Combination Tags
Combination tag | Description |
<CTRL+C> | Copies the contents of a field from the cursor position to the end of the field. |
<CTRL+Delete> | Clears the contents of a field on the right side of the cursor. |
<CTRL+X> | Cuts and copies the contents of a field on the right side of the cursor to the Clipboard. |
<CTRL+V> | Pastes the Clipboard contents at the cursor position in the field. |
Message number <Shift+Enter> | Inserts a standard message you previously created from Setups, Company, Standard Messages, Maintain based on its unique ID assigned in the Message number field, for example, F <Shift+Enter>. |
<CTRL+End> | Moves the cursor to the last field of the screen. |
<CTRL+Home> | Moves the cursor to the first field of the screen. |
<CTRL+field number> | For example, "<CTRL+12>" moves the cursor to the twelfth field in the screen, based on the TAB keystroke sequence. |
File Tags
Required Unattended KFI Tags
File Tag | Description |
<KFI_version=1.0> | The KFI file version number will change whenever significant structural changes are made to KFI. |
<Object_Id=nnn> | The object ID tells unattended KFI which menu item to run to process the KFI. |
General Unattended KFI Tags
File Tag | Description |
<Speed=nn> | Values are 0 to 100. We recommend setting the speed to 50 if your system has large data files, uses Monitor file tracking of Masterfiles and Transaction files or Other Tracking such as Track Changes. |
<Minimize> | Minimises the data entry screen during KFI processing. |
<CloseOnSuccess> | Closes the KFI dialog box and Attaché task screen when the KFI is successfully processed. |
<SuccessFolder = folder name> | Determines the name of the folder in which the processed file is placed, when a KFI is completed successfully. |
<Failurefolder = folder name> | Determines the name of the folder in which the processed file is placed, when a KFI fails. |
See also: Keystroke File Import.