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Changing Fields

You can change the usage of a field on a device and conditionally set the display attributes.

To Change the panel’s format relations

1. Select the field. At the device design, place the cursor on the selected field and press F7.

   Note: The selected field must be a field in the first subfile record excluding the subfile select field.

   The Edit Screen Format Relations panel appears.

   

   Note: Use the Edit Report Format Relations panel for report designs.

2. Change the format relations. Select one of the following options to change the format relations and press Enter. An explanation of each option is provided.
   • O = optional
   • R = required
   • N = no error
   • U = user checking
   • S = select alternate prompt function
   • T = cancel alternate prompt function selection

For more information on the format relations options, see the Editing Device Design Formats later in this chapter.

CA 2E optional F4 prompt function assignment enables you to override the function assigned to the access path relationship at the access path and function levels. Using F4 prompt function assignment you can assign any external function other than Print File to the relation. The relation must be a file-to-file relationship.

To Assign the Override at the Function Level:

1. At the Edit Screen Format Relations panel, type S next to the selected relation and press Enter.

   The Edit Function panel appears.

2. Type X next to the selected function and press Enter.

To Cancel the Override Selection type T next to the selected relation to turn off the selection override. CA 2E now overrides the default function assigned to the access path relationship.

For more information on F4 prompt function assignment, see SELRCD in the chapter "Defining Functions."

To Change the Field’s Format Details

1. Select the field. At the device design, place the cursor on the selected field and press F5.

   The Edit Screen Format Details panel appears.

   

   Or,

   Place the cursor on the selected field and press Enter.

   The Edit Report Entry Details panel or the Edit Screen Entry Details panel appears, depending on the function type.

   F10 toggles between the detail format and tabbing sequence panels.

   This panel allows you to see the sequence in which fields are displayed and if you are using ENPTUI, to adjust the sequence as you prefer. For further information, see the section on ENPTUI later in this chapter.

   Note: You can modify I/O usage on this panel, which allows you to hide the field.

2. Change the format details. Select one of the following options to change the format details and press Enter. An explanation of each option is provided below.
   • I = input
   • O = output
   • H = hide
   • – = drop

   The panel is refreshed and your selection is reflected in the Ovr (Override) field.