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Menu Names

Menu names are likely to be used by the end user, so they should be designed to be as meaningful as possible. You need to ensure however, that the names do not coincide with those of OS/400 system menus, so we recommend that you use a single-level prefix.

Names for command group menus should have the form: application prefix + CMD + mnemonic; for example, YCMDDSP for a menu of all display (DSP) commands.

Names for task menus should be single nouns, preceded by an application prefix; for example, YDOCUMENT, YDEVICE. Longer terms can be abbreviated using OS/400 style mnemonics; for example STKLVL: stock levels, ORDENT: Order entry.