Rules of AutoEdit Variable Substitution

An AutoEdit symbol can be any alphanumeric string starting with %%. The characters $ and _ are also valid. Lowercase characters are not translated to uppercase characters upon resolution. However, Control-M/Analyzer variable names are not case sensitive.

Variables are evaluated sequentially from right to left, until the symbol is assigned a value. For example

%%SMF_TAPE_%%SYSDAY,

resolves on the third of the month to

%%SMF_TAPE_03,

Control-M/Analyzer then tries to resolve the symbol %%SMF_TAPE_03,

Assuming the value of the symbol in the global environment is EE1022, the result is

EE1022

• To concatenate two symbols, separate them with a period. For example

  %%SYSDAY.%%SYSMONTH

  resolves on the 3rd of December to

  0312

  Note: The combination %%SYSDAY%%SYSMONTH means that, during December, the %%SYSDAY12 user-defined variable must be resolved.

• To put a period between two AutoEdit symbols, use two consecutive periods. For example

  %%SYSDAY..%%SYSMONTH

  resolves on the 3rd of December to

  03.12

• To concatenate a symbol and a constant, use %%. (concatenation symbol). For example

  A91%%SYSDAY%%.UP

  resolves on the 3rd of December to

  A9103UP

  Note: The combination A91%%SYSDAYUP involves a search for the symbol %%SYSDAYUP.