Field Properties

Name

The name of the interface or work field. If you created this field by drag-and-drop, then the default name is the same as the field you dragged.

Type
The field type. For non-work fields, types available on the list are restricted to those pertaining to the service type, i.e., Web service, .NET, or Java. If you created this field by drag-and-drop, the default type is that which most closely matches the type of the dragged field.
Input
This field is received in incoming messages.
Output
This field is sent in outgoing messages.
I/O
This field is both received in incoming messages and sent in outgoing messages.
Occurs
The number of occurrences of this field. If you created this field by drag-and-drop, the default is the number of occurrences of the dragged COBOL field.
Length
The length of the field.
Decimal Positions
The number of decimal positions for a numeric field.
Signed
Include a sign for a numeric field.