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ELEMENT Entity Screens

The following figure shows the entity screen and subordinate screens associated with ELEMENT entity definitions. The arrows show the path through these screens.

Note: The Subordinate Elements (SUBE) screen can be invoked from the Element Entity (ELEM) screen and the Element Picture (PICT) screen.

TOP ────► ELEM -─┬─► REGN
                 ├─► CLAT    ┌─► RANG
                 ├─► COMM    ├─► VALU
                 ├─► ELMX ───┤
                 ├─► HIST    ├─► ESYN
                 ├─► SUBE    └─► PICT ────► SUBE
                 ├─► PUBL
                 ├─► XREF ───► SHOW
                 ├─► RKEY
                 ├─► COML
                 └─► COPY

The following table describes the entity screen and subordinate screens associated with ELEMENT entity definitions.

Screen name

Screen title

Description

COPY

Element Copy

Copies all or specified options of an element definition into the definition of the named element

ELEM

Element Entity

Identifies an element occurrence

ELMX

Element Extension

Selects a picture format for definition and/or renames the requested element; accesses the Element Picture screen, the Element Values screen, the Element Synonyms screen, and the Element Ranges screen.

ESYN

Element Synonym

Defines element synonyms (alternative names for an element)

PICT

Element Picture

Associates a picture definition with the picture format keyword selected on the Element Extension screen; accesses subordinate elements associated with a group element (SUBE)

RANG

Ranges

Assigns valid ranges of values for an element

RKEY

Relational Keys

Associates elements with the named element through predefined relational keys

SUBE

Subordinate Elements

Associates subordinate elements with a group element

VALU

Values

Assigns an initial value to an element when it is copied into a program; if the element is a level-88 item, assigns multiple values

XREF

Element

Cross Reference

Requests display of elements, records, reports, and/or transactions that reference the named element in their definitions