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Sequence of Operation

CA Ideal processes information entered on a panel in the following order:

  1. PF1/13 (Help) or PF3/15 (Print Panel) (Can be disabled for specific user panels.)
  2. Entries in the display area
  3. Commands in order of entry
  4. Other PF keys or Enter key

For example, assume that you are in the program definition facility making entries on the working data fill‑in and want to edit the end of the procedure component. The panel appears as follows with the new data displayed on the Working Data fill‑in and the EDIT PGM command on the command line (the Enter key was not pressed).

EDIT PGM DEMO1 PROCEDURE

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  IDEAL: WORKING DATA DEFN.    PGM DEMO1 (001) TEST      SYS: $ID    DISPLAY
  Level Field Name         T I Ch/Dg Occur Value/Comments/Clauses    Command
  ‑‑‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑  ‑ ‑ ‑‑‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑‑‑
  ===== ====== TOP ======  = = ===== ===== ======================== ======
  1     KOUNTER            N       5                                000100
  1     EXIST              F               TRUE                     000200
  ===== ==== BOTTOM =====  = = ===== ===== ======================== ======

When you press the Scroll Bottom key (PF11/23) to scroll to the bottom of the component, this sequence of operation is followed:

  1. Working data information is saved.
  2. The procedure component of program DEMO1 displays for editing.
  3. The PF key brings you to the bottom of the DEMO1 procedure component.

The result is as follows: 

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IDEAL: PROCEDURE DEFINITION   PGM DEMO1  (001) TEST    SYS: $ID    DISPLAY
....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7..Command
      MOVE EMPLOYEE.CITY‑ADDRESS TO                                      001609
                   RLSDIS.CITY‑ADDRESS(KOUNTER)                          001610
      MOVE EMPLOYEE.STATE‑ADDRESS TO                                     001611
                   RLSDIS.STATE‑ADDRESS(KOUNTER)                         001612
      MOVE EMPLOYEE.SOCIAL‑SECURITY TO                                   001613
                   RLSDIS.SOCIAL‑SECURITY(KOUNTER)                       001616
      SET EXIST EQ TRUE                                                  001617
   WHEN NONE                                                             001618
      SET EXIST EQ FALSE                                                 001619
      MOVE 'NUMBER DOES NOT EXIST, PLEASE TRY ANOTHER'                   001620
           TO RLSASK.MSG                                                 001621
   ENDFOR                                                                001622
   MOVE $COUNT(FOR5) TO RLSDIS.COUNT                                     001623
   TRANSMIT RLSDIS                                                       001624
   QUIT                                                                  001625
 ENDPROC                                                                 001626
=============================B O T T O M================================ ======

Viewing Oversized Panel

CA Ideal facilities use two different methods of displaying information.