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SELECT Primary Command on Display Global Variables Panel

Use the SELECT command on the Display Global Variables panel to create a subnode and (optionally) assign a value to it. Enter the command in the Command field.

This command has the following format:

Select subnode
  [value]

subnode

Specify a name for the subnode you want to create.

value

(Optional) Specify the value you want to assign to the node.

Example: Create a Subnode and Assign It a Value

Suppose you issue the SELECT command as it appears in the Command field in the following sample:

AOF CTRL - Display Global Variables ---- CA31 --------------- Row 1 of 4
COMMAND ===> S NEWNODE NEWVALUE                         SCROLL ===> PAGE
  Line Commands: S Show Subnodes  M Modify     X Hex Browse B Browse
                 D Remove Node    P Drop Node  O Delete One Z Hex Edit
  System ===> *LOCAL*  Wait ===>                      Access Date <
  Global Prefix: GLOBAL
  Subnode Name  Nodes  Subnode Value
  CTC12B            0  Online
  JES2              4  Up
  TEST              0  AVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVer
  VTAM              3  Up
  **END**

When you press Enter, the following Display Global Variables - SELECT Command Results panel appears. Notice that the new node has been added.

AOF CTRL - Display Global Variables -------- CA31 ------------- Row 1 of 5
COMMAND ===>                                              SCROLL ===> PAGE
  Line Commands: S Show Subnodes  M Modify     X Hex Browse B Browse
                 D Remove Node    P Drop Node  O Delete One Z Hex Edit
  System ===> *LOCAL*  Wait ===>                      Access Date <
  Global Prefix: GLOBAL
  Subnode Name  Nodes  Subnode Value
  CTC12B            0  Online
  JES2              4  Up
  NEWNODE           0  NEWVALUE
  TEST              0  AVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVer
  VTAM              3  Up
  **END**