Framework EDI Reference. SEFManager Utility
Object Variables

Object variables allow references to other objects in the SEF file using a name rather than the location description.  Object variables are used in the conditional clause of a semantic rule.  For example, in the semantic rule

if data element TAX02 is equal to "M" then segment CTP at 0900 is used

The conditional clause "if data element TAX02 is equal to 'M'" contains the object variable TAX02, which points to some object in the implementation guideline.  The object variable definition could look like the following:

850/7///2=TAX02

Where "850/7///2" is the location of the object in the implementation guideline, which can be referenced by using the name TAX02.  For additional information on how a location of an object is described, please refer to Appendix A: Object Location.

For more on object variables, please refer to the following topics:

1. Processing Object Variables.  Explains how to add and remove object variables.
2. .OBJVARS Section.  A detailed information of the object variables section in the SEF file.