The Main Menu screen is displayed when the application developer initiates a dialog compiler session. This screen is used to specify the action taken regarding the dialog, name a dialog and dictionary, specify the next step to be taken in the dialog definition.
Areas
The screen is composed of six areas:
Displays the dialog compiler activities available.
The application developer selects an activity to be performed one of these ways:
Specifies the dialog name, dialog version number, the dictionary name, and the dictionary node. The fields contained in this section are described below.
Allows the application developer to specify the next step in the definition process. The application developer can either:
Note: See the table earlier in this chapter for information on the default dialog definition sequence.
Displays informational and error messages returned from the dialog compiler.
Note: The control keys as described earlier in this section, (in addition to [Enter]) are identified at the bottom of this screen.
Provides a command line for entering the name of the desired action as specified in the activity selection area above. Action names can be abbreviated to the first three letters, ADD, MOD, DEL, COM, DIS or SWI. The system recognizes more than, but not less than, the first three letters of each identification.
If more than one activity is specified on the command line, an error message is displayed. If an activity is specified on the command line, and a control key is pressed, the activity associated with the control key is executed.
If an error is detected after the application developer selects an activity, the dialog compiler redisplays the current screen. The activity selection is retained and executed when the error is corrected. The application developer can override the initial selection by specifying another activity on the command line, selecting the activity directly from the selection area or by using [PF10].
Presents the valid key choices and the action taken.
Control keys are described earlier in this section.
Main Menu Screen
┌─ │ Add Modify Compile Delete Display Switch └─ ._____________________________________________________________________________. CA ADS Online Dialog Compiler CA, INC. ┌─ │ │ │ Dialog name . . . . . . . ________ │ Dialog version . . . . . ____ │ Dictionary name . . . . . ________ │ Dictionary node . . . . . ________ └─ ┌─ Screen . . . . . . . . . 1 1. General options │ 2. Assign maps │ 3. Assign database │ 4. Assign records and tables │ 5. Assign process modules └─ Copyright (C) 2003 CA, INC. Command ===> Enter F1=Help F3=Exit F10=Action
Field Descriptions
Specifies the 1- to 8- character name of the current dialog. The dialog must begin with an alphabetic or national (@, #, and $) character and cannot contain embedded blanks. A dialog name must be specified before any other dialog compilation activity can be executed. Once specified, the dialog name cannot be changed.
Specifies the version number, in the range 1 through 9999, of the current dialog. The default version is 1.
Specifies the 1- to 8-character name of the data dictionary that contains the source modules and the map, access modules and subschema, and record definitions used by the specified dialog.
The dialog compiler stores the dialog load module in the specified dictionary when the dialog is compiled. If no dictionary name is specified, dictionary name is set to the name of the dictionary identified in the user's profile or set through a DCUF SET DICTNAME statement.
The dictionary name cannot change once it is validated.
(DDS only) Specifies the node that controls the data dictionary specified by Dictionary name. Dictionary node defaults to the system currently in use.
Specifying a node name is equivalent to issuing a DCUF SET DICTNODE command under DC/UCF. The node name cannot change once it is validated.
Provides the application developer with a quick form of navigation between steps in the dialog definition process. By specifying the number which precedes the screen name, the user avoids unnecessary scrolling through the screens.
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