peoplecode Defined name references

A defined name reference is a special expression , application peopletools The name of the definition in , for example record,page,component,business interlink wait . Grammatically , The name reference of a definition includes a reserved word to specify the type of definition , Then followed by a dot , Followed by peopletools The definition of . for example ：RECORD.BUS_EXPENSE_OER Is the reference definition name BUS_EXPENSE_PER.

General situation , The defined name reference is passed to the function as a parameter . If you try to pass a string constant in a similar function to replace the defined name reference , Then you will report grammatical errors .

We can also use defined name references outside the function parameter list , For example, in comparison ：

if (%Page = PAGE.SOMEPAGE) Then
	/*do stuff specific toSOMPAGE*/
end-if;	

In these cases , The defined name reference is the value of a string constant . Using this method to replace the string can make it easier to maintain the code when the definition name is modified .

stay peoplecode Editor , When we right-click on any definition with the cursor , We can choose to view the definition to open it .

Besides , For most definitions , If the definition specified in plaintext is not in peoplesoft application designer Created in , Then there will be an error message when saving the program .

Legal and illegal definition names

Legal definition name , Include your current Windows Alphanumeric and characters under #,@,$,_.

In some cases , Definitions also support the use of other characters . for example , There is a menu called A&M, Stored in the menu definition , Even if & Is an illegal character at the time of definition when we check the syntax or try to save peoplecode when , Illegal characters will cause errors .

There are two ways to avoid problems ：

• Rename the definition so that it contains only legal characters
• Use quotation marks to enclose the definition name , for example ：ITEMNAME.“A&M”

The second method is a commonly used workaround when there are illegal characters in the definition . If you use this notation , References to this definition name are not treated as string constants ;peopleTools Maintain the reference in the same way as other definition name references .

** Be careful ：** If the definition name starts with a number , Then when we use the definition name reference, we must use quotation marks to reference the name . for example ：Component.“1_DISCPLIN_ACTN”.