Using logical processing3-14 Using LCDS Print Description LanguageCRITERIA command parametersA CRITERIA command may contain only one specification ofone of these parameters: CONSTANT, CHANGE, or VALUE. Inaddition, it may optionally contain the LINENUM parameter.Thus, one or two parameters must be provided in the CRITERIAcommand.The following table summarizes the CRITERIA commandparameters and gives their uses and functions.CRITERIA CHANGEDefines test specifications for a logical processing function withChange mode criteria. Specifies the length and location of acontrol field in each record, to which the next record iscompared. When the content of one record differs from thecontent of the control field of the previous record, the criteria testis TRUE.Syntax ac: CRITERIA CHANGE = (offset, length, NE, LAST)Table 3-7. Summary of CRITERIA command parametersParameter Specifies Online Offline DJDECRITERIA CHANGE Specifies the Change mode criteria for alogical processing function; that is, the lengthand location of a control field in each record,to which the content of the preceding record iscompared.Y Y NCRITERIA CONSTANT Specifies the Constant mode criteria for alogical function; that is, the location and lengthof a fixed field within a record that will besearched for a constant (also specified by thisparameter).Y Y NCRITERIA LINENUM Specifies the range of numbers of consecutivelines on which records will be tested for thespecified criteria.Y Y NCRITERIA VALUE Specifies a magnitude comparison betweennumeric character stringsY Y N
