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Using the Menus and Panels

To start the online dialog, simply execute REXX procedure (the name of this procedure may have been changed during installation). The Main Menu is displayed. If this time is the first time you have logged on, the General Parameters panel is displayed and you must enter your distributor-supplied password into the password field. After entering the password, the Main Menu is displayed. The online services can be called multiple times from one TSO user (by using split screen). However, they cannot be called more than once in one logical screen.

In rare instances, the value displayed for a field on a panel may contain all 9s separated by a decimal point; for example, 999.999. This value means the actual value is too large for the display.

With the online dialog, there are two kinds of commands that can be used on the menus and panels: primary commands and line commands. Primary commands are those that you enter on the COMMAND line. Use primary commands to perform functions that affect the whole menu or panel with which you are working. Line commands are commands that you enter on a particular item in a row within the body of the panel. Line commands allow you to work with a specific item that is displayed on a list.