Placement of the Dataview Field in the Panel Definition

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Placement of the Dataview Field in the Panel Definition

When copying dataview fields, whether using the CREATE command or the Panel Copy Prompter, default values are in effect for the field placement. Your site establishes these values. You can modify them to suit your session using the SET PANEL COPY command. The possible settings include:

HORIZONTAL-Fields are placed horizontally.
VERTICAL-Fields are placed vertically.
NONE-Headings are not included with the data field.
COLVIEW-Headings are presented above each data field in column format.
SIDEVIEW-Headings are presented as labels on the left of each data field. The heading includes colon.
TOP-Fields are placed before the first line of the panel.
BOTTOM-Fields are placed after the last line of the panel.

For example, using SET PANEL COPY, you can establish a default placement to have the headings in column format, placed horizontally, and at the bottom of the panel by specifying:

SET PANEL COPY COLVIEW
SET PANEL COPY HORIZONTAL
SET PANEL COPY BOTTOM

Each operand is specified separately.

In the previous example, if the placement was horizontal and the headings sideview, the resulting layout positions each header and field consecutively on the line as long as they fit in their entirety. Any field and its header, if specified, that did not fit is placed in the first position of the next line. The first field is placed beginning in the first position on the line. Whenever possible, the second field is positioned to begin in column 30. If this is not possible, five blank spaces are inserted between the fields.

Assuming our sample panel is 80 characters wide, when sideview horizontal is specified, the layout is shown as follows:

=>
‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑
IDEAL: PANEL LAYOUT NULL       PNL ADRMPNL1 (001) TEST          SYS: DOC   FILL‑IN

  Start¬   End ;   New +  Rep @   Del *   Move >   Copy ¢   Dest !   Width  80
........1........2........3........4........5........6........7........
==================================  T O P  ====================================
¬NAME¬;________________________;  ¬STREET ADDRESS¬;_____________________;
¬CITY ADDRESS¬;______________;   ¬STATE¬;__; ¬ZIP CODE¬;____;



 
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When colview vertical is specified, the resulting layout is shown as follows:

=>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IDEAL: PANEL LAYOUT NULL        PNL ADRMPNL1 (001) TEST      SYS: DOC   FILL‑IN

  Start¬   End ;   New +  Rep @   Del *   Move >   Copy ¢   Dest !   Width  80
........1........2........3........4........5........6........7........
==================================  T O P  ====================================
¬NAME;
¬________________________;
¬STREET ADDRESS;
________________________;
¬CITY ADDRESS;
_______________;
¬STATE;
_;
¬ZIP CODE;
¬___;
===============================  B O T T O M  =================================

When colview horizontal is specified, the resulting layout is shown as follows:

=>
‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑
IDEAL: PANEL LAYOUT NULL        PNL ADRMPNL1 (001) TEST       SYS: DOC   FILL‑IN

  Start ¬   End ;   New +  Rep @   Del *   Move >   Copy ¢   Dest !   Width  80
........1........2........3........4........5........6........7........
==================================  T O P  ====================================
¬NAME;                             ¬STREET ADDRESS;
________________________;         ¬________________________;
¬CITY ADDRESS;                     ¬STATE;           ¬ZIP CODE:
¬_______________;                  ¬__;              ¬_____;




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When no headings are included, NONE is specified. For vertical placement, the panel layout is shown as follows:

=>
‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑
IDEAL: PANEL LAYOUT NULL        PNL ADRMPNL1 (001) TEST         SYS: DOC   FILL‑IN

  Start ¬   End ;   New +  Rep @   Del *   Move >   Copy ¢   Dest !   Width  80
........1........2........3........4........5........6........7........
==================================  T O P  ====================================
¬_______________________;
¬_______________________;
¬_______________;
¬_;
¬_____;



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When no headers horizontal is specified, the resulting panel layout is shown as follows:

=>
‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑
IDEAL: PANEL LAYOUT NULL        PNL ADRMPNL1 (001) TEST        SYS: DOC   FILL‑IN

  Start¬   End ;   New +  Rep @   Del *   Move >   Copy ¢   Dest !   Width  80
........1........2........3........4........5........6........7........
==================================  T O P  ====================================
¬     ;¬                        ;¬                  ;¬_
¬     ;¬          ;
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Once the dataview fields are copied into the panel definition, you can modify the field to suit the panel as if added directly on the panel layout. See the section titled Changing the Panel Layout in this chapter for information on modifying the panel layout.