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Accessing Panel Definition Functions

You can access panel maintenance functions directly by entering a command from the command line, such as EDIT PANEL panelname. However, you can also use CA Ideal menus to access panel definition and maintenance functions. The Panel Maintenance menu lists all of the panel definition and maintenance functions.

To display the Panel Maintenance menu, select option 3, PANEL, from the CA Ideal Main Menu or enter the PANEL command. The following screen shows the Panel Maintenance Menu.

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IDEAL: PANEL MAINTENANCE PNL SYS: DOC MENU

Enter desired option number===> There are 7 options in this menu: 1. EDIT/DISPLAY ‑ Edit or display a panel 2. CREATE ‑ Create a panel 3. PRINT ‑ Print a panel 4. DELETE ‑ Delete a panel 5. MARK STATUS ‑ Mark panel status to production or history 6. DUPLICATE ‑ Duplicate a panel to next version or new name 7. DISPLAY INDEX ‑ Display index of panel names in system

When you select an option from the Panel Maintenance menu, a prompter panel displays. Enter the information required to complete the command, such as the panel name. The prompter panel is different for each option because it shows the complete syntax for the command and each command is different. If, instead of selecting an option from the Panel Maintenance Menu, you enter the corresponding command from the command line without providing all the required information, the same prompter panel displays.

The following options (and corresponding commands) from the Panel Maintenance menu are described in this guide:

DISPLAY/EDIT

Select this option to display or edit an existing panel definition. On the displayed prompter, you must specify whether you want to display or edit the panel definition. When you display or edit a panel definition, the Layout screen displays. To see other fill‑ins, press the appropriate PF key or enter the appropriate command on the command line.

Displaying a panel definition is explained in the section, Displaying a Panel Definition. Editing a panel definition is just like creating the panel definition, except that the Layout screen displays first, not the Identification fill‑in. For more information about creating or editing a panel definition, see the section, Creating a Panel Definition, in the “Handling Errors” chapter.

CREATE

Select this option to create a new panel definition. On the displayed prompter, enter the entity type (PNL) and the name of the panel. For more information, see the section, Creating a Panel Definition in the “Handling Errors” chapter.

PRINT

Select this option to print an existing panel definition. You are prompted for the name of the panel definition and other print options. For more information, see the section, Printing a Panel Definition in the “Working with Panels” chapter.

DELETE

Select this option to delete an existing panel definition. You are prompted for the name and version of the panel definition to delete. For more information, see the section, Deleting a Panel Definition, in the “Working with Panels” chapter.

MARK STATUS

Select this option to change the status of a panel definition from test to production or production to history. For more information, see the section, Changing the Status of a Panel Definition, in the “Working with Panels” chapter.

DUPLICATE

Select this option to duplicate an existing panel definition to a new version or a new name. You are prompted for the version number and name of the existing panel definition and the name of the new panel. For more information, see the section, Duplicating a Panel Definition, in the “Working with Panels” chapter.

DISPLAY INDEX

Select this option to display a list of all the existing panels in your system. No prompter displays for this option since no further information is required. For more information, see the section, Displaying a List of Panels, in the “Working with Panels” chapter.