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The Structure and Functions of ASF

ASF consists of a series of menu-driven screens. The screens are grouped into functional categories, as illustrated in the figure below and outlined on the following pages.

The functions and screens in ASF are listed below:

• Session control screens enable you to begin and end an ASF session:
  • Signon (SIGN)
  • Activity Selection (ASEL)
• Information screens provide information on using ASF:
  • Help (HELP)
  • Message (MSGS)
• Query enables you to access OnLine Query (CA OLQ) directly through ASF if CA OLQ is installed at your site.
• Definition screens enable you to define data tables (both stored tables and views):
  • Table Definition (TDEF)
  • Column Definition (CDEF)
  • Extended Column Definition (XCOL)
  • Extended Table Definition (XTAB)
  • Extended Table Derivation (XDER)
  • Extended Selection Definition (XSEL)
  • Extended Key Definition (XKEY)
• Data access screens enable you to manipulate the data in a table:
  • Data Selection (DSEL)
  • A data display screen accessed through the Load Data (DLOD) and Display/Change Data (DDIS) functions
• Passkey screens enable you to give other users access to tables you create:
  • Passkey Function (PASS)
  • Give Passkeys (GPAS)
  • Delete Passkeys (DPAS)
  • Show Passkeys Given (PASG)
  • Show Passkeys Held (PASH)
• Administrative screens enable authorized personnel to administer the ASF system:
  • Administrative Control (CNTL)
  • Catalog Control (CTLG)
  • User Limits and Defaults (ULIM)
  • User Maintenance (USER)
  • System Table Maintenance (SYST)
• Row-level security screens enable you to restrict other users' access to rows of data within tables:
  • Display/Change Row-Level Security (RDIS)
  • Load Row-Level Security (RLOD)
  • Row-Level Security (RSEC)
  • Select Row-Level Security (RSEL)

The functional categories and the screens each includes are discussed in more detail below.