Editing a Batch¶
With the Batch now open, it is possible to edit the format of the values within the fields.
The format will be either: String, Number, Macro, True, False or Null.
How to change the format of a single value¶
1. Click on a cell in the table. A menu bar will pop up displaying the possible format options.
Format options include:
A-z - String (Text)
0-9 - Integer (Number)
Macro - Object (VOSS Macro)
True - Boolean
False - Boolean
Null - Null
Tip
The box around the cell turns red if data entered is not of the selected type.
Entering a True, False or Null. Click on the desired value and the cell will be updated.
True (red)
False (green)
Null (orange)
Clearing the cell.
Click on the relevant cell and then the red dustbin icon in the options bar to remove all formatting or values.
Changing the format of entire columns¶
At the bottom of each field column there is a Multi-update input box.
Anything entered into this box will update all values in that column with the entered value.
Press Enter and then click OK to update all values.
Multi-update options include:
Set as TEXT - Converts entire column to text format (STRING).
Set as NUMBER - Converts entire column to number format (INTEGER). Values which cannot be converted to a valid number will not be modified.
Set as MACRO - Converts entire column to macro format (VOSS MACRO).
Set to TRUE - Converts entire column to true (BOOLEAN).
Set to FALSE - Converts entire column to false (BOOLEAN).
Set to NULL - Converts entire column to null (NULL).
Set to EMPTY - Converts the entire column to empty string (“”).
Delete - Removes the values in the column.
Filtering before Multi-input¶
If a field is filtered, the value in the Multi-input box will only be entered into the cells still visible after filtering.
For example, if a filter is set up so that only empty cells are shown in a particular column, using the Multi-update on that column will only change the empty cells.