Step 4: Define Application Response and Function Relationships

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Step 4: Define Application Response and Function Relationships

The Response/Function List screen is the main ADSA screen. You can reach this screen by pressing [PF5] from the General Options screen or by entering 2 at the Screen prompt on the Main Menu.

Sample screen

Response/Function List Page 1 of 1 Application name: XXXAPPL Version: 1 Select Response Assigned Select Function Program/ (/) name key (/) name/type(1,2,3)* Dialog name _ ________ _____ _ ________ / _ ________ _ ________ _____ _ ________ / _ ________ _ ________ _____ _ ________ / _ ________ _ ________ _____ _ ________ / _ ________ _ ________ _____ _ ________ / _ ________ _ ________ _____ _ ________ / _ ________ * Type: 1. Dialog 2. Program 3. Menu Enter F1=Help F3=Exit F4=Prev F5=Next F7=Bkwd F8=Fwd

Each response in an application defines a path from one function to another. You are going to name the responses and functions and identify the key associated with each response and the dialog (if any) associated with each function as well as the function type.

Department application responses and functions

Below are the responses and functions invoked in the sample Department application. Each response is associated with a control key and invokes a function. A function can be associated with a dialog.

Response name	Key	Function name	Function type	Dialog name
BACK	CLEAR	POP			Takes the user from ADDDEP, MODDEP, or DELDEP back to the DEPTMENU function.
EXIT	PF9	QUIT			Exits the user from the appli- cation; EXIT is avail- able from any function in the Depart- ment appli- cation
ADD	PF4	ADDDEP	Dialog	XXXDADD	Takes the user from the DEPTMENU function to the ADDDEP function, which allows the use to add a new depart- ment record.
MOD	PF5	MODDEP	Dialog	XXXDUPD	Takes the user from DEPTMENU to the MODDEP function, which allows the user to modify an existing depart- ment record.
DEL	PF6	DELDEP	Dialog	XXXDUPD	Takes the user from DEPTMENU to the DELDEP function, which allows the user to delete an existing depart- ment record.
		DEPTMENU	Menu		Provides a menu

Entering Department application responses and functions

You name each response and function on the Response/Function List screen as shown below. Responses and dialog, program, and menu functions need further definition on subsequent screens. Select each response and function requiring further definition by entering a nonblank (nonunderscore) character under Select as you go along.

Note: System functions, such as pop and quit are defined by CA ADS and do not require further definition on the part of the developer.

Response/Function List Page 1 of 1 Application name: XXXAPPL Version: 1 Select Response Assigned Select Function Program/ (/) name key (/) name/type(1,2,3)* Dialog name / back____ clear / pop _____ / _ ________ / exit____ pf9__ / quit ____ / _ ________ / add_____ pf4__ / addep___ / 1 .xxxdad / mod_____ pf5__ / moddep___ / 1 .xxxdup / del_____ pf6__ / deldep___ / 1 .xxxdup _ ________ _____ / deptmenu / 3___ ________ * Type: 1. Dialog 2. Program 3. Menu Enter F1=Help F3=Exit F4=Prev F5=Next F7=Bkwd F8=Fwd

Responses

For each response, enter the response name and name the assigned key.

Functions

For each function, enter the function name and specify the type (1 - dialog; 2 - program; 3 - menu) and the dialog associated with it, if there is one.

Note: The dialog names can be specified early in the prototyping process; the dialogs need not exist.

Unique identifier for the response

The combination of the name, key, and associated function for a response makes up the unique identifier for the response within the application definition. Because of this, you can have several different responses with the same name and/or control key. For example, several ADD responses can be defined for an application. One ADD response can invoke function ADDDEP. Another ADD response can invoke function ADDEMP. This capability allows you to define a consistent user interface for an application, where all similar functions are invoked in similar ways.

Once you have named all responses and functions, you are ready to further define each one. Pressing [PF5] will advance you through the responses and functions selected on the Response/Function List screen.

Below is a discussion of defining responses and functions.