The CUA panels use standard graphic symbols that have particular meanings. Some symbols indicate the type of action to take. For example, a period (.) before a list item means that you can toggle that option on or off, or can select that item from a list with a slash character. Other symbols indicate that a special service is provided. For example, a plus sign (+) after an input field means that a list of selections is available for this field.
CA Gen host panels use the following standard symbols that have these meanings.
Leader dots, to align a field literal with its data.
Data entry field, an input field into which you type data. It is padded with underscores to indicate the total length of the field.
Output field
Prompt indicator is the plus sign (+) following a data entry field. It indicates that a list of all permitted values for the field is available. The list of permitted values is named a selection list. From these values, you can select one entry.
To display the selection list, position the cursor at the start of the field and press PF4, or your designated Prompt function key, if you customized your function key definitions. Make your selection and press Enter. The system redisplays the panel with the selected value in the data entry field.
Single choice selection list of permitted values for an input field. Select one entry from the list.
The period (.) before each entry means select only one. Single choice selection lists are available when you request Prompt for a model, subset, and model family names. Single choice selection lists are also used for specifying batch or online execution of a report or function, and a range of objects for functions.
Default list selection indicator is the slash character (/). It is the default character for marking a selection on a selection list. Use the slash character (/) instead of S or X unless the panel content instructs otherwise. For example, when expanding an object for reporting in Intelligent Regeneration, select an object by typing S next to it but you expand the object by typing E next to it. Use the slash character (/) to mark a default selection. The selection lists that offer default values include online or batch execution mode, all objects or specific objects, and sort options for model, subset, and model family names selection lists. No action is necessary to use the default selection value. Use one of the following methods to change the default to another choice:
Multiple choice selection or action list. An underscore ( _ ) in the leftmost column indicates a multiple choice action or selection list. You can select more than one item from the list if it is a selection list. If it is an action list, you can execute an activity in the list of activities on one or more entries in the list.
Choice entry field for the menu selection. The underscore next to the first entry on a menu is a choice entry field. Type the number of the menu option to execute. Menus are a single choice selection list because you select only one option at a time.
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