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Top-line Commands

Top-line commands are used to direct a menu facility session. You enter top-line commands in the command area on any screen.

To enter a top-line command, either type the command in the command area and press ENTER or use the assigned global control key. For a list of control keys, see Predefined Control Keys earlier in this chapter. For an in-depth discussion of menu facility top-line commands, refer to CA IDMS Common Facilities Guide.

The following table lists and describes the top-line commands available to the IDD menu facility. An asterisk (*) identifies those commands which apply to pageable screens only.

Top-line command

Description

END

Immediately terminates the current session.

HELP

Invokes the help tutorial associated with the current screen (refer to Help Screens for additional information).

SUSPEND

Suspends the current session and returns control to the host TP monitor.

SWITCH

(only if the IDD menu facility is executing under the control of the transfer control facility)

Suspends the session and transfers control to the specified online CA IDMS component or to the transfer control facility selection screen.

APPLY *

Updates the screen but does not submit the screen to the DDDL compiler.

DELETE ALL *

Deletes all information contained in all pages of the pageable screen.

DISPLAY LINE *

Displays the requested line at the top of the screen.

DISPLAY PAGE *

Displays the requested page of the pageable screen.

ENTER *

Sets the ENTER key to execute the APPLY or the UPDATE command.

ESCAPE *

(pageable screens that contain text only)

Establishes the escape character that must be used with line commands.

FIND *

Locates a character string by searching forward or backward within the pageable screen.

INSERT *

Inserts new text or definitions into the pageable screen.

REPEAT *

(pageable screens that contain text only)

Repeats the line at which the cursor is positioned.

UPDATE *

Updates the screen and invokes the DDDL compiler.