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Scrolling Lists

Lists all have a line called the scroll bar which serves several purposes:

  userid                      CA PMA/DataManager              mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss
  __      Input  Output  oPtions  Exit  Help
  +__ DMIDESL ___ Input Descriptions List ___________________
  |      Panel  Exit  Help                                   
  | ________________________________________________________ 
  |  Select input description name. Then Enter.              
  |                                                          
  |                      More: - + ____   Row 0001 of 0062   
  |                                                          
  |              IRD                            Rec    Hex   
  |     DD Name  Name     Description           Len    Val   
  |                                                          
  |  _  JASPER   JAV                            00088        
  |  _  JASPER   JAT                            00109        
  |  _  JASPER   JAS                            00128        
  |  _  JASPER   JAR                            00251        
  |  _  JASPER   JAQ                            00112        
  |                                                          
  |   Enter   F7=Bkwd   F8=Fwd   F11=Description             
  +__________________________________________________________
  Command ===> ____________________________________________________________
  F1=Help  F3=Exit  F4=Prompt  F9=Command  F10=Action Bar  F12=Cancel  PA1=Susp

• It tells you your location within a list. In this case, the first item on your panel is at the top of a list that consists of three items.

  |   More: - + ____  Row 0001 of 0003  |
  

• To view a specific row, type its number in the Row entry area and press Enter. That row will appear at the top of the list.

  |   More: - + ____  Row 0050 of 0100  |
  

• To scroll backward and forward a specific number of rows, type the number of rows you want to scroll in the entry area following the - (minus) and + (plus) symbols and press F7 or F8 to indicate the scrolling direction.

  |   More: - + ____  Row nnnn of 0003  |
  

  The entry area following the - (minus) and + (plus) symbols also lets you control scrolling increments:

  |   More: - + ____  Row nnnn of 0003  |
  

  • a specific number of rows you want to scroll

    |   More: - + nnnn Row 0001  of 0003  |
    

  • page only displays new lines each time you scroll

    |   More: - + page Row 0001  of 0003  |
    

  • data repeats just the first or last line on the next panel

    |   More: - + data Row 0001  of 0003  |
    

  • csr (cursor) moves the line containing the cursor to the top or bottom of the list

    |   More: - + csr_  Row 0001  of 0003  |
    

  Then move the cursor to + or - (to indicate the direction you want to scroll in) and press Enter.