Building the Action Diagram › How to Define Logic for Elementary Processes and Procedures › Add Miscellaneous Actions › Add MAKE Action

Add MAKE Action

The MAKE action dynamically sets the video properties of on-screen fields from an Action Diagram. The MAKE action has meaning only in online procedures.

Note: The MAKE command is available for selection only when you select a Procedure Step. To access a Procedure Step, select Design, Action Diagram, which is a Procedure Action Diagram. CA Gen software does not allow you to add MAKE actions in the Process Action Diagram or action blocks.

The MAKE statement should be used carefully to assure that your system color scheme is followed.

The following example uses the MAKE action to set the video attribute to the default ERROR values:

MAKE ... ERROR
SET Video Attributes

This is the preferred statement for setting video attributes.

The following example applies the MAKE action to set video attributes:

MAKE input purchase_order_status Unprotected Normal
intensity
Pink Underscored
MAKE output division number
Unprotected HIGH Intensity Yellow Underscored

Notice that this last example might violate your local Screen Design standards.