Application Help Screen

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Application Help Screen

The runtime application help screen lists all the valid responses for the current function. The screen is displayed when the user selects a response that initiates the system function HELP.

The user can perform any of the following actions from the application help screen:

Select another page for display by entering the applicable page number in the NEXT PAGE field
Select a response, as follows:
- By pressing the control key associated with the applicable response
- By entering a nonblank character in the 1-byte field immediately preceding the applicable response name
- By entering the applicable response name in the RESPONSE field
Return to the current function by pressing the ENTER key without modifying the screen

Sample Application Help Screen

 CURRENT FUNCTION: DUDMENU                                      PAGE:  1 OF:  1
 DATE: mm/dd/yy                                                 NEXT PAGE:

                   APPLICATION CONTROL FACILITY HELP SCREEN

        _  PAGETEST  (PF22)     TEST DIALOG
        _  QUIT      (PF24)     QUIT
        _  HELP      (PF1)      HELP
        _  FORWARD   (PF8)      FORWARD
        _  BACKWARD  (PF7)      BACKWARD
        _  POPTOP    (PF3)      POP TO TOP
        _  POP       (PF2)      POP 1 LEVEL
        _  LINKMENU  (PF13)     LINKTO SUBMENU
        _  LINKPAGE  (PF14)     LINK TO DIALOG
        _  START                START OF LIST
        _  EDIT      (PF17)     TESTING BUG FIX


 RESPONSE:

Field Descriptions

CURRENT FUNCTION

Specifies the name of the function for which the listed responses are valid.

This field is protected.

DATE

Specifies the current date in the format selected on the General Options screen during application definition.

This field is protected.

PAGE

Specifies the current page of the help screen.

This field is protected.

OF

Specifies the total number of pages for the current help screen. This field is protected.

NEXT PAGE

Specifies the next page of the help screen to be displayed. To page forward or backward, the user enters the applicable page number and presses the ENTER key. The FORWARD and BACKWARD system functions cannot be used to page through this screen.

RESPONSE LISTING

Displays the valid responses for the current function and, for each response, provides a 1-byte field that the user can use to select the response. The application help screen displays 15 responses per page.

For each response listed, the following information, which is supplied on the Response Definition screen during application definition, is displayed:

The response name.
The control key associated with the response.
The 28-byte response description.

If a response has no description, the description for the function associated with the response is displayed.

SYSTEM MESSAGE AREA

Displays informational and error messages returned by the CA ADS runtime system.

This area is protected.

RESPONSE

Specifies a response name entered by the user.