The c processing code defines the controlling attribute in a controlling/dependent pair of attributes when placed in attribute 4 of the ADI.
| System Processors | Select, Update, List |
| Code Type | Attribute Defining |
| Dictionary Attributes | Structure |
c;ac{;ac...}
A controlling/dependent set of attributes is two or more attributes that are associated.
In an AQL report, to see dependent attributes, controlling attributes must be specified.
When using the Update processor, to see dependent attributes, controlling attributes must be specified. The attributes dependent upon the controlling attribute must contain a d (dependent) code in attribute 4.
In this example, order# is the controlling attribute and controls the values in attributes 4, 5, and 6. Each of these three controlled attributes must indicate in their corresponding attribute-defining items that they are dependent upon attribute 3.
id: order# quantity price ext.price 001 a a a a 002 3 4 5 6 003 004 c;4;5;6 d;3 d;3 d;3