Slot data types

Slot definitions specify the slot types that are acceptable for processing by assigning data types to the slot.

Slot values can be simple or a list of simple values. The keyword SIMPLE identifies the simple data type, and LIST_OF identifies the list data type. The keyword SIMPLE is optional and is generally omitted.

The simple data types include:

• INTEGER-32—Bit signed value 
• REAL-64—Bit real value 

• STRING—Maximum 64K bytes

  Note

  64K bytes does not necessarily mean that the maximum length of the string is 64,000 characters. For some languages, a character can take up to 3 bytes.

• EnumName—An enumeration whose definition must appear before the slot definition in the BAROC declaration file 
  

  For more information about enumerations, see Enumerations. 

  Note

  Additional slot data types INT32 and POINTER are supported for compatibility with the Tivoli TEC product.

Filter conditions for slot data types

Each data type has supported filter conditions. The LIST_OF data type contains individual data types that can either be String, Integer, or Real. The LIST_OF data type behaves in the following way:

• The List_Contains filter condition is supported on all individual data types in the LIST_OF data type.
• If an individual data type in the LIST_OF data type is:
  • A String, then the filter conditions for String are supported for the individual data type.
  • An Integer, then the filter conditions for Integer are supported for the individual data type.
  • A Real, then the filter conditions for Real are supported for the individual data type.
  • An Enum, then the filter conditions for Enum are supported for the individual data type.

The following table displays filter conditions for the available slot data types: