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Fixed Screens

Fixed screens provide session, entity-occurrence, and control-key information.

The following is an example of a fixed screen.

Example of a Fixed Screen

      IDD REL nn.n            *** RECORD ENTITY ***                        RECD
 ─►
                     RECORD 'DEPARTMENT' VERSION 1 DISPLAYED

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

                DESCRIPTION.....:

                RECORD LENGTH...: 56





 _ RELM  =  RECORD ELEMENTS   <PF9>          _ COBL  =  COBOL ELEMENTS    <PF11>
 _ RELL  =  REC ELEMENT LIST  <PF10>         _ RECX  =  RECORD EXTENSION
 _ 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  =  COPY FROM/SAME AS
 _ XREF  =  CROSS REFERENCE                  _ HELP  =  HELP              <PF1>

Three Areas of a Fixed Screen

The IDD menu facility fixed screens are divided into three areas:

• Heading and message area
• Specification area
• Screen selection area

Heading and Message Area

The heading and message area contains a preformatted first line, the command area, and the message line:

• The first line contains the simulated PF-key field, the product name, the release number, the screen title, and the screen name. The screen title identifies the screen; the screen name is a 4-character symbol used to reference the screen.

  Note: The simulated PF-key field is an untitled 2-character field that can be used if the terminal is not equipped with program function (PF) keys. For additional information about this field, see Predefined Control Keys later in this chapter.

• The second line contains an arrow pointing to the command area. The command area can be used to:
  • Move from one screen to another by typing in a screen name
  • Leave the session by entering DDDL top-line commands such as SUSPEND

  Use of the command area is described in detail under Conducting a Menu Facility Session later in this chapter. For a list of top-line commands, see Top-line Commands.

• The message line prompts you for additional information or actions, indicates that your response has been processed, or explains why information has not been processed. The message line is described in detail in Message Display and Field Highlighting later in this chapter.

Specification Area

The specification area contains fields that identify and define an entity occurrence or signon information.

Screen Selection Area

The screen selection area lists subordinate screens that are available in order to select the next action. The selection area is formatted with entity-specific options on the first lines and general options on the lower lines. For additional information, see Navigating Screens, later in this chapter.