Creating a Panel Definition › Designing the Panel Layout › Setting the Fill Mode

Setting the Fill Mode

The SET SITE PANEL LAYOUT command sets the default fill mode or you can change the fill mode on the PANEL SITE OPTIONS screen. You can override the default for the session, for the panel definition, or while editing the layout. To override the default:

For the session

Enter the command SET PANEL LAYOUT or change the fill mode on the PANEL SESSION OPTIONS screen.

For the panel

Include the BLANKFILL or NULLFILL option on the LAYOUT command when you access the Layout screen.

For example, if the fill mode is set to nullfill on the session options and you want to edit the layout of the current panel definition in blankfill mode, you can enter the command:

LAYOUT BLANKFILL

If you want to edit the next panel layout in blankfill mode, you can enter the command:

EDIT PNL nextname LAYOUT BLANKFILL

During layout

Enter the command BLANKFILL or NULLFILL or press the PF18 key to toggle back and forth between modes.