Subfile Selector Value Explanatory Text

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Subfile Selector Value Explanatory Text

Subfile selector value explanatory text is only built if there are subfile selector values for the function.

You have a choice of two different positions in which to place any subfile selection explanatory text: you can either place it as part of the function key explanation text (normally at the bottom of the display), or you can place it as a separate line on the subfile control record (CUA standard).

The position at which subfile selector value explanatory text is placed depends on whether you specify that the *SELTXT fields on the subfile control field are to be displayed.

If the *SELTXT field or fields (up to two lines are permitted) are visible, the explanation text appears at the position indicated by them on the subfile control format.
If the *SELTXT fields are hidden, the selection value explanation text appears at the position indicated by the *CMDTXT field or fields as specified by the associated standard header function. If there is only one line of *CMDTXT, the subfile explanation text appears on the same line. If there are two lines of *CMDTXT, then subfile explanation text appears on the first line and the function key explanations on the second.

Whether the *SELTXT fields are available on panel designs is controlled by:

Enable selection prompt text function option on the associated standard header function
Usage (hidden H or output O) of the *SELTXT fields on the device display

This is shown by the following table.

DFNSCRFMT			Device Design		Resulting Position of Text

CMDTXT1 usage	CMDTXT2 usage	Enable pmt txt	SELTXT1 Usage	SELTXT2 Usage	Resulting Position of Text
–	–	N	–	–	No text explanations
O	–		–	–	Selection and command text in *CMDTXT1 field
O	O	1	–	–	Selection in CMDTXT1, Command text in CMDTXT2
O	–	1	O	–	Command text in CMDTXT1 Selection in SELTXT1
O	–	2	O	H	Command text in CMDTXT1 Selection in SELTXT1
O	O	2	O	O	Command text in CMDTXT1&2 Selection in SELTXT1&2

The selection text fields (*SELTXT1& *SELTXT2) can be preceded by a third field, the selection prompt field (*PMT) contains an explanation of how to use the explanation fields.

For example: Type: option, press Enter.

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