Just as site-specific standards can be established for menu/dialogs, an installation can use map templates to standardize the formatting of maps associated with dialog functions. Programmers can obtain a copy of the template; fill in the appropriate fields, indicating the corresponding map record fields; and submit this information to the data administrator. The data administrator can then add the necessary map design, map records, and edit/code tables (if any) to the dictionary.
The following figure illustrates a sample map template that can be provided for programmers. This template designates standard areas for headers, footers, message codes and descriptions, response areas, and the passing data field. The installation using this template has written a routine that divides the message area into four 40-character messages.
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