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Design Standards and Subfile Selector Options

When the function type includes a subfile, descriptions for the Subfile selector options are included as part of the default device design. These can be

• Part of the footer along with standard function key descriptions
• Placed above the subfile record as part of the subfile control format

  This is the CUA ENTRY design standard.

• Listed as actions in the Selector Choice menu that is part of the action bar at the top of the panel

  This is the CUA TEXT design standard.

The default design standard for CA 2E design models on the IBM i is CUA ENTRY. However, when you created your design model at the beginning of this tutorial using the Create Model Library (YCRTMDLLIB) command, you were told to specify *CUATEXT as the design standard for your model.

When the design standard is set to CUA TEXT, CA 2E automatically creates all Edit File functions with an action bar on the panel design. Note the action bar at the top of the panel design for the Edit Horse function. An action bar provides a set of choices that give the end users access to various actions available on the panel. CA 2E automatically provides a default set of choices depending on the function type. Later in this tutorial you will define a new choice and action on the Edit Horse function’s action bar.