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Function Key Assignments Are Predefined

The association between function keys and specific functions is predefined under ASF. You cannot change ASF function key associations. Function key assignments are either global or local.

Seven Global Keys

Global function keys perform the same functions at any point in an ASF session:

• Press [Enter] to submit information to ASF for processing.
• Press [Clear] to display the prior screen; press [Clear] from the Activity Selection screen to leave ASF and return to DC/UCF.
• Press [PA1] to access the Activity Selection screen from any screen. When on the Activity Selection screen, [PA1] displays the previously listed table directory.
• Press [PA2] to refresh the screen. Pressing [PA2] cancels the changes you have just typed on the screen, rewriting the screen as of the last time you pressed [Enter].
• Press [PF1] to invoke the Help function of ASF; the appropriate Help screen is displayed for the activity you are performing.
• Press [PF7] to scroll backward to the previous page of the currently displayed pageable screen. Pageable screens are indicated by the field Page__Of__.
• Press [PF8] to scroll forward to the next page of the currently displayed pageable screen.

Local Keys Vary with Screens

Local function keys perform different functions depending on the screen. The menu on each screen tells you the local function key assignments in effect for that screen.

When you are using a terminal that does not have PF-keys, you can perform PF-key-related functions by entering the appropriate PF-key number in the simulated PF-key field in the upper right corner of the screen. For example, to perform the function associated with [PF2], type 2 in the simulated PF-key field.

On screens with activity selection menus, you can select a PF-key-related function by entering any character in the response field associated with the listed function.