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Defining Field Attributes Using Attribute Definition Tables

When you display any of the attribute definition tables, the table displays on the bottom part of the screen and a part of the layout displays above it, with the fields numbered sequentially across and down the layout screen. The fields are listed sequentially on the attribute definition table, with columns next to the field names for entering information about each field.

You can scroll the sequentially numbered fields of the layout and the attribute definition tables forward or backward by entering the SCROLL command or by pressing the PF key assigned to the scrolling function. (The default settings are PF7 to scroll backward and PF8 to scroll forward.) When there is no room to display a field in the layout, but the field's entry displays in the attribute definition table, you can enter the POSITION editing command with the field sequence number to position the field at the top of both the layout and the attribute definition table.

While an attribute definition table displays, you cannot change the layout. You can, however, change the attribute values displayed on the table to assign attributes to the fields defined on the layout panel. To change any of these attributes, use the Tab key to position the cursor on the attribute to change and type the correct value over the displayed value.