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Accessing Program Definition Functions

The functions that CA Ideal provides define and maintain program definitions as presented in the Program Maintenance menu. To access this menu, select option 1 from the Main Menu.

=> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDEAL: PROGRAM MAINTENANCE (001) TEST SYS: DOC MENU Enter desired option number ===> There are 7 options in this menu: 1.  EDIT/DISPLAY         - Edit or display a program 2.  CREATE               - Create a program 3.  PRINT                - Print a program 4.  DELETE               - Delete a program 5.  MARK STATUS          - Mark program status to production or history 6.  DUPLICATE            - Duplicate program to new name 7.  DISPLAY INDEX        - Display index of program names in a system

The Command Reference Guide describes the syntax for the command equivalent to each menu selection.

When a fill-in is complete, press the Enter key or a function key to apply the modified data. Pressing the Enter key applies the data, but leaves the current fill-in displayed. To continue, enter the appropriate command or press the appropriate function key. Pressing the PF2 (RETURN) key returns the session to the CA Ideal Main Menu without applying the modified data (except in certain cases with RUN). Pressing the PA1 or PA2 key also ignores modified data. The PA1 key redisplays the panel with all fields blanked out (RESHOW). The PA2 key displays current function key assignments.

For more information about the CA Ideal environment, see the Working in the Environment Guide.