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Responses

A response is a named entity that establishes a relationship between two functions. A response can be a control key or a response value entered in the response field by the user.

Note: It is important to distinguish between a response and a response process. A response is the action taken by the user when pressing a key or entering a response value. A response is defined by the CA ADS Application Compiler; it can initiate an application function or the dialog's response process.

A response process is the dialog component that receives data from the terminal user, processes it accordingly, and passes control to the next activity. A response process is stored as a MODULE-067 record (with the attribute LANGUAGE IS PROCESS) and is associated with a dialog by using the CA ADS Dialog Compiler in an ADSC session.

Processing control is directed by the valid responses of a function. When a valid response to the current function is selected by the user, a new function (or a reiteration of the current function) is executed.