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Modifying Existing Fields on the Panel Layout

You can modify the specification of a field on the layout panel. To edit the layout of the current panel definition, press the PF6 (LAYOUT) key or type LAYOUT in the command line and press the Enter key. If the panel definition is not current, you must enter the command EDIT PNL name. The layout displays in edit mode.

You can make the following changes to existing fields directly on the layout panel:

• Field Length

  You can increase the length of a field by overtyping the end‑of‑field symbol with a space and typing additional spaces until the begin‑field symbol of the next field is reached, the end of the presentation area, or a new end‑of‑field symbol is typed.

  You can decrease the length by pressing the delete character key. You might have to insert spaces to properly align the fields following the shortened field.

• Field Use: Input or Text

  You can change a field from an input field to a text field by overtyping the blanks with text. The attribute for the field remains UAL. You can change this on the summary fill‑in.

  You can change a text field to an input field by overtyping the text with blanks. The attribute for the field remains PSL. You can change this on the summary fill‑in.

• You can change the text of a text field by overtyping the text.
• You can relocate a field using the layout editing symbols.

  Since you can copy a field to multiple locations, you must specify a field name on the summary fill‑in for the new field. All other attributes, except location, are copied.

  You can move a field to only one location; therefore, the name of the field is retained. All other attributes, except location, are copied.