&PANELID

Indicates the name of the current panel.

To assist in documenting systems and to aid in problem reporting, an installation can standardize on the inclusion of the name of the panel in a set position on the screen for all full screen panels.

The &PANELID system variable provides an alternative to the inclusion of the actual panel name within the body of the panel.

The &PANELID system variable is always set to the name of the current panel.

Example: &PANELID

&PANELID

Notes:

The panel designer should allow up to 12 characters for a maximum size panel name.

Use of the &PANELID system variable other than in a panel yields a null value.

For testing purposes, an alternative to the inclusion of the &PANELID variable is the use of the &CONTROL PANELID statement to force the display of panel names in the upper left hand corner of all panels. See the &CONTROL statement for more details.