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ASF Screen Format

The First Two Lines

All ASF screens have a similar design. The first two lines of all screens (after the masthead) contain the same fields. These lines and the fields they contain are shown below; explanations of the fields follow.

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  ASEL1  CA - Automatic System Facility  nn.n2     ** Activity Selection3**     4
  DC560122 SIGNON COMPLETED, SELECT A TABLE5
Screen name

1. Product name and release number
2. Screen title
3. Simulated PF-key field
4. Message display field

• The first line contains the product name, release number, and screen title. To the right is a simulated PF-key field; to the left is the screen name field:
  • The simulated PF-key field is an untitled field that you can use to simulate PF-keys when actual keys are unavailable. The use of this field is explained in detail under "ASF Screen Management Features" later in this section.
  • The screen name field is an untitled field that displays the four-character screen name. This field can be used to move from one screen to another by changing the screen name. Use of this field is explained in detail under "Conducting an ASF Session" later in this section.
• The second line contains the system message display field. This untitled field is used by the system to respond to your use of the screen. Messages are displayed to request additional information or action, to indicate that the information supplied has been processed, or to explain why information has not been processed.

The remaining lines on each screen contain menus, information display, prompts, and response fields into which you can enter information. Part III, "Automatic System Facility Screens," contains detailed presentations of each ASF screen.