Hidden Key populated with variables padded

You can use built-in javascript functions to pad your strings. There is a addLeadingSpaces, addTrailingSpaces, addLeadingZeros, and addTrailingZeros functions that will do this for you. You just pass in the value to pad and the final length you need. These should show up in the function drop down in your assign or javascript nodes.

Thank you -- that worked.  However that now exposes something else that I don't know what is happening.  The HK is being populated with trailing zeroes now:

PA52_1__HK = 0001000099999TERMINATE 201406250000

 

The last 4 zeroes are not supposed to be there.  They are not on the input data.  Here is my PA52 definition:  _HK=&

 

Why does it tag on the trailing 4 zeroes.

That is an internal sequence number, for when you have multiple actions for same company/employee/action code/effective date

Is there an easy way to strip it off, because it is causing an issue for the subsequent PA56 comment add.  PA56 is not putting this sequence number on the HK.

you want the first 31 characters:
4 company
9 employee
10 action code
8 date
use javascript substring() function, e.g.
PA52_1__HK_31 = PA52_1__HK.substring(0,31);

Option 2: pass the variables by field name using the _DATAPARAM

Example: /lawson/portal/index.htm?_TKN=GL41.1&_PDL=PROD&_HK=_DATAPARAM~~GLC-COMPANY~1~~GLC-ACCT-PERIOD~9~~GLC-FISCAL-YEAR~2014~~GLC-SYSTEM~GL~~GLC-JE-TYPE~N~~GLC-CONTROL-GROUP~1~~GLC-JE-SEQUENCE~0~~PT-GLT-LINE-NBR~20

Notice with this method there is no need for leading/trailing spaces or zeros.

Also notice you are not limited to key fields.  In the example above I am also populating the position to field for GL41.1