Simulating PF Keys

On terminals that have no PF keys, you can perform PF key-related functions in the IDD Menu Facility by using PF key simulation. To activate PF-key simulation in the IDD Menu Facility:

Enter any character in the PF KEY SIMULATION ON response field on the Master Selection screen.
Enter a one- or two-digit PF key number in the simulated PF key field in the upper left corner of the screen. Note that the HOME key moves the cursor to the simulated PF key field when PF key simulation is in effect.
Press Enter.

Example

On the following Master Selection screen, you enter 6 in the PF KEY SIMULATION ON field to simulate PF6, which requests the Element Entity screen:

  6    IDD REL nn.n              *** MASTER SELECTION ***                 TOP
  ─►


              DICTIONARY NAME...: TSTDICT      NODE NAME..:

              USER NAME.........:
              PASSWORD..........:

              USAGE MODE........: X UPDATE    _ RETRIEVAL

              PFKEY SIMULATION..: _ OFF       X 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>

After entering 6 on the Master Selection screen, you access the Element Entity screen.

       IDD REL nn.n                *** ELEMENT ENTITY ***                   ELEM
  ─►
                                   DICT=TSTDICT

  X DISPLAY      ELEMENT NAME....:
  _ MODIFY
  _ ADD          VERSION NUMBER..: 1       _ HIGHEST    _ NEXT HIGHEST
  _ DELETE                                 _ LOWEST     _ NEXT LOWEST

  DESCRIPTION:

  PICTURE....:                                      NO SYNC: X   SYNC: _

  USAGE......: X DISPLAY                   _ CONDITION NAME (LEVEL 88)
               _ COMP/COMP-4 (BINARY)      _ COMP-3 (PACKED DECIMAL)
               _ COMP-1 (SHORT FLOATING)   _ COMP-2 (LONG FLOATING)
               _ BIT                       _ POINTER

  _ ELMX  =  ELEMENT EXTENSION <PF9>          _ SUBE  =  SUBORD ELEMENTS   <PF11
  _ REGN  =  USER REGISTRATION <PF2>          _ PUBL  =  PUBLIC ACCESS     <PF3>
  _ CLAT  =  CLASS/ATTRIBUTES  <PF4>          _ RKEY  =  RELATIONAL KEYS   <PF5>
  _ COMM  =  COMMENTS          <PF6>          _ COML  =  COMMENT KEY LIST  <PF7>
  _ HIST  =  HISTORY           <PF8>          _ COPY  =  SAME AS/COPY FROM
  _ XREF  =  CROSS REFERENCE   <PF10>         _ HELP  =  HELP              <PF1>