Panel definitions can be used by NCL processes executing in any NCL environment associated with a display window. The panels enable NCL processes to display output data, and can be designed with input fields for communicating back to these NCL processes.
For information about how NCL processes use panel definitions, see the Network Control Language Programmer Guide.
Panels are created and changed using an online editor. You must be authorized to use this facility, and installations can limit the number of concurrent edit users by restricting the amount of storage available to the editor.
The split-screen facilities are very useful when designing panels: the panel editor can be used on one window, while the panel view facility of MODS : Panel Maintenance displays the current version of the panel being developed on the other.