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Pageable Map Considerations

The CA IDMS mapping facility provides a format for pageable maps. The format for pageable maps should be consistent with the formats of other maps designed at a site, making pageable maps easier for operators to use.

Sample Pageable Map

EMPLOYEE PERSONAL DATA


EMPLOYEE NAME: JANE       FERNDALE
EMPLOYEE NUMBER: 0032         SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: 034-56-7890
EMPLOYEE NAME: TOM        FITZHUGH
EMPLOYEE NUMBER: 0081         SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: 112-34-5678
EMPLOYEE NAME: GEORGE      FONRAD
EMPLOYEE NUMBER: 0045         SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: 092-34-7890
EMPLOYEE NAME: ROBIN       GARDNER
EMPLOYEE NUMBER: 0053         SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: 022-34-4444
EMPLOYEE NAME: JENNIFER     GARFIELD
EMPLOYEE NUMBER: 0003         SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: 021-99-4516




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Components of Pageable Maps

• The header area (optional) is located across the top of the screen.
• The footer area (optional) is located across the bottom of the screen.
• The detail area (required) is located across the middle of the screen. The fields that are defined in the detail area make up the detail occurrence for the map.

The header and footer areas provide a frame for the detail area.

Note: For more information about the areas and detail occurrences for pageable maps, see Pageable Maps.

Considerations

• The size of header and footer areas for pageable maps should be specified.
• The header area for a pageable map should contain the same type of information as header areas for other pageable maps. For example, fields that identify the purpose of a map (such as the title) are typically placed in the header area of a pageable map.
• The footer area for a pageable map should be consistent with footer areas for other pageable maps. For example, fields that document control keys are often placed in the footer area.

  Note: At runtime, the footer area floats up to just below the detail area. Therefore, it may not appear in the exact location where it was defined originally.

• The layout of fields in each area of a pageable map is affected by the following considerations:
  • A message field should be located as follows:
    • In the header or footer area, if the most important messages for the map are generated by the ADS DISPLAY MESSAGE command and/or by automatic editing in an error cycle
    • In the detail area, if messages are not generated by the ADS DISPLAY MESSAGE command or by automatic editing in an error cycle

    At runtime, the single message field that is defined as part of the detail occurrence is mapped out once in each occurrence in the detail area.

  • A page field can be included in either the header or footer area for a pageable map.
  • Fields in the detail area (that is, the detail occurrence) repeat at runtime as many times as is necessary to display the data retrieved by the map. A detail area that takes up five lines cannot be displayed as many times on the screen as a detail area that takes up two lines.

    Additionally, the amount of storage specified for runtime pageable map sessions is influenced by the number of lines specified for the detail occurrence of a pageable map.

    Note: For information about pageable map storage, see Estimating Pageable Map Storage.