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Defining Process Modules Using IDD

You define process modules in the data dictionary. You can associate a given process module with any number of dialogs. You use the IDD menu facility to define process modules in the data dictionary. A typical IDD menu facility screen is shown below.

┌-
│                        CA                CAGJF0
└-        IDD REL 15.0              *** MASTER SELECTION ***                 TOP
   ->

┌-
│               DICTIONARY NAME...: DEMO         NODE NAME..:
│
│               USER NAME.........:
│               PASSWORD..........:
│
│               USAGE MODE........: X UPDATE    _ RETRIEVAL
│
│               PFKEY SIMULATION..: X OFF       _ ON
└-
┌-
│   _ ATTR  =  ATTRIBUTE     <PF2>              _ PROC  =  PROCESS        <PF3>
│   _ CLAS  =  CLASS         <PF4>              _ PROG  =  PROGRAM        <PF5>
│   _ ELEM  =  ELEMENT       <PF6>              _ RECD  =  RECORD         <PF7>
│   _ FILE  =  FILE          <PF8>              _ TABL  =  TABLE          <PF9>
│   _ MODU  =  MODULE        <PF10>             _ USER  =  USER           <PF11>
│   _ ENTL  =  USER DEFINED ENTITY LIST         _ SYST  =  SYSTEM
│   _ MSGS  =  MESSAGE
│   _ QFIL  =  QFILE                            _ OPTI  =  OPTIONS
└-  _ DISP  =  DISPLAY ALL                      _ HELP  =  HELP           <PF1>

• Heading and system message area—Names the IDD screen and returns messages to you.
• Command area—Allows you to enter commands and IDD screen names.
• Specification area—Prompts you for specifications.
• Activity selection area—Allows you to select the next IDD activity from a list of available activities.

If you need any more information on IDD while using the IDD menu facility, see Using the IDD Menu Facility.

Steps

To define process modules XXXDADD-PREMAP and XXXDADD-RESPONSE, you will perform the following steps:

1. Invoke the IDD menu facility.
2. Define process module XXXDADD-PREMAP.
3. Define process module XXXDADD-RESPONSE.
4. Exit from the IDD menu facility.

These steps are described below. Steps for adding these modules to dialog XXXDADD are presented later in this chapter.