Lists

Lists comprise a series of items that you can select or against which you can perform actions. The panel shows the actions that you can perform on the listed items.

There are four types of list:

Action Lists

Let you apply actions to one or more listed items. Enter the required action code beside the appropriate records.

Single Selection Lists

Let you select one item from a list (for example, the list of valid values for a data entry field) by doing one of the following:

Entering the S (Select) action code beside the item
Moving the cursor to a position anywhere in the line containing the item you want to select and pressing Enter

Multiple Selections Lists

Let you select one or more items in a list (for example, the list of panels used to customize your user profile).

Numbered Lists

Let you select a single item from the list by entering the appropriate number at the prompt (for example, the list of valid values for a data entry field).

Scrolling

If the listed information cannot fit onto the screen, use scrolling to access the off-screen information. You can scroll vertically and horizontally.

Scroll Vertically

Use the F8 (Forward) or F7 (Backward) function key to scroll the displayed information by the amount displayed at the Scroll prompt.

The following table shows valid scroll amounts.

Scroll Amount	Action
C (or CSR)	If scrolling forward, the line on which the cursor is currently positioned is moved to the top of the screen. If scrolling backward, the line on which the cursor is currently positioned is moved to the bottom of the screen.
D (or DATA)	The display is scrolled one full page, less one row, in the specified direction. If scrolling forward, the last line of the current page appears as the first line on the next page. If scrolling backward, the first line on the current page appears as the last line on the next page.
H (or HALF)	The display is moved half a page in the specified direction.
M (or MAX)	The display is moved to the beginning or the end of the displayed information, depending on the function key (Forward or Backward) used.
P (or PAGE)	The display is moved one full page in the specified direction.
n	The display is moved n lines in the specified direction. If you enter a temporary scroll amount at the command prompt (for example, Command ===> 5), then when you press the F7 (Backward) or F8 (Forward) function key, the displayed information is scrolled by the specified value once only.

Scroll Horizontally

Use the F11 (Right) or F10 (Left) function key to scroll the displayed information to the right or to the left.

Search for an Item

You can search for specific items in the retrieved information by using the F5 (Find) function key or the LOCATE command.

F5 (Find) Function Key

The F5 (Find) function key lets you find text in the retrieved information. Enter the text you want to find, and press F5. If the text contains more than one word, enclose the text in quotation marks.

You can press F5 again to find the next instance of the text.

For some lists, you can enhance the Find function in the following ways:

Expand the search beyond the columns currently displayed by using the FMODE command
Change the number of records searched between prompts by using the FPROMPT command

Note: For information about the FMODE and FPROMPT commands, see the online help.

LOCATE Command

The LOCATE command enables you to locate a particular record in a list. Enter LOCATE or L followed by a text string mask. The command locates the first record name that matches the mask.