Problem when uploading data using CATT

Question

Hi
I am doing a CATT upload for the transaction ct04.
In the CATT functions Maintain Test Case Screen,I have written the code as below
C Funct. Object               Text                   
   IF                          &ATNAM NE &TEMP        
   SETVAR                      &TEMP = &ATNAM         
   TCD    CT04                 Characteristics        
   ELSE                                               
   TCD    CT04                 Characteristics        
   ENDIF                                              
ATNAM is the name of the chracteristic which is taken from the input file and temp is a local variable.
For the first record,the if condition will be satisfied and for the rest else part needs to be satisfied.
But for me,it is executing only the if part and the else part is not getting triggered.
Please help me in this regard.

Answer 1

Hi!
Do you want to have something like 'on change of ATNAM'?
Looks like TEMP is reset for each new entry and not saved STATIC for next input line.
There is a work-around. Add a new column (in excel) &TEMP (which is now no longer local, but input variable). Let's asume, ATNAM is in column C: write if statement for TEMP-column (e.g. D2:) if(C1 <> C2; 1; 0).
Then your if-statement in catt can be static like:
IF &TEMP = 1
In other words: write a 1 in each line, where your if part should be executed, write a 0 in each line, where your else part should be executed. With a static if-clause, CATT should work fine.
Regards,
Christian