Paging Mode

Definition

The paging mode specification for a dialog or program determines whether the terminal operator can modify variable map fields:

UPDATE specifies that the terminal operator can modify variable map fields, subject to restrictions specified for the map either at map-definition time or by the dialog or program that uses the map.
BROWSE specifies that the terminal operator can modify only the page and response fields (if any) of the map. The MDTs for variable fields on a map can be set only according to specifications made either in the map-definition or by the dialog or program that uses the map.

Note: UPDATE cannot be specified if backpaging is not allowed and NOWAIT is specified as the paging-type.

How to Specify the Paging Mode

The paging mode is specified for a CA ADS dialog or application program as follows:

Language	Option/Clause
CA ADS	UPDATE/BROWSE option—Map Specifications screen in ADSC PAGING MODE clause—BACKPAGE (Yes/No)
COBOL or PL/I	UPDATE/BROWSE clause of the STARTPAGE statement
Assembler	FLAG=UPDATE/BROWSE clause of the #STRTPAG macro

Note:

For information about CA ADS specifications for pageable maps, see the CA ADS Reference Guide.
For information about PL/I statements for pageable maps, see the appendix "PL/I DML Statements for Pageable Maps".
For more information about COBOL or Assembler pageable map statements, see either the CA IDMS DML Reference Guide for Assembler or the CA IDMS DML Reference Guide for COBOL.