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Panel Body Fields

The fields that appear by default on the panel body are derived from the access path on which the device function is based and from the function parameters. You can add further fields.

When laying out default panels, CA 2E treats different types of fields in different ways:

  1. Parameters. The role of the parameters has a significant effect on how they are used on the default device design.

    For more information about parameters, see the chapter, "Modifying Function Parameters."

  2. Key fields in the based-on access path. For most of the standard function types there are constraints as to how key fields can be used. In some cases (for instance, the EDTRCD key panel), they must be input capable; in others (such as on DSPFIL subfile records), they must be protected. In DSPFIL, EDTFIL, and SELRCD function types, positioner fields are also provided on the subfile control record for each key field.
  3. Non-key fields in the based-on access path. There are fewer restrictions as to how non-key fields can be used. In the DSPFIL and SELRCD function types, selector fields are also provided on the subfile control record for each non-key field.