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Menu Panels

A menu panel allows you to select from a list of options rather than enter a command. In many cases, you can skip the menu panels by entering the appropriate command. Valid options or functions are listed on the menu and a brief description is given. Most menus include the abbreviated command syntax.

 =>  =>  =>  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  DATADICTIONARY Security Maintenance                                                                             P04M  Enter desired option number ===> __    (There are 11 options on the menu)   1. MAINTAIN PERSON       (MNT PER)     Maintain PERSON definitions   2. ADD PROFILE           (A PROF)      Add a PROFILE   3. UPDATE PROFILE        (U PROF)      Update a PROFILE   4. DELETE PROFILE        (DEL PROF)    Delete a PROFILE   5. CATALOG PROFILE       (CAT PROF)    Catalog a PROFILE   6. DISPLAY PERSON        (D PER)       Display PERSON definitions   7. DISPLAY INDEX PROFILE (D I PROF)    Display a PROFILE Index   8. DISPLAY USAGE PROFILE (D USE PROF)  Display a PROFILE Usage   9. DISPLAY DEF PROFILE   (D DEF PROF)  Display a PROFILE definition  10. SET MODE                            Reset DATADICTIONARY processing mode  11. OFF                                 End session

You can select an option on the menu panel by either typing the option number in the designated field in the display region and pressing Enter, or by typing the command for the option in the command region and pressing Enter. CA Datacom Datadictionary then displays another menu or a prompter panel where you can enter specific criteria for the function you want to perform.