AUTO.NEW.CONTENT ROUTINES

Auto New Content Routines

Used to automatically populate content of a field when a record is opened.

Requirements

The bank would like to have account MNEMONIC automatically generated and populated for all newly created accounts using the version ACCOUNT,MTD.NEW.AC. Your assignment is to adapt this version based on these business requirements. Mnemonics are to be generated in this format: AAAANNNNAA

Solution

1. Create a subroutine
2. Create a record in PGM.FILE of type S, define product(e.g EB) and APPL.FOR.SUB (e.g AC)
3. Define AUTOM.FIELD.NO
4. Add our routine in AUT.NEW.CONTENT prefixed by @