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The Are You Sure? Window (The Delete Prompt)

The oPtions keyword on the Primary panel's action bar determines whether or not you want Delete prompts displayed.

  userid                      CA PMA/DataManager              mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss
  __      Input  Output  oPtions  Exit  Help
        +__ DMOPTNS _________ User Options _____________________
        |       Panel   Exit   Help                             
        | ____________________________________________________  
        |                                                       
        | Update options. Then Save.                            
        |                                                       
        | Warning Msgs . . . . ___    Mnemonics  . . . . ___    
        | Info Msgs  . . . . . ___    Action Bar . . . . _____  
        |                                                       
        | Save/Delete Prompt . BOTH   Database Depth . . 500    
        | PF13-24 = PF1-12 . . ___                              
        |                                                       
        |   F5=Save                                             
        +_______________________________________________________
Command ===> ____________________________________________________________
  F1=Help  F3=Exit  F4=Prompt  F9=Command  F10=Action Bar  F12=Cancel  PA1=Susp

The list below explains every valid value for the Save/Delete Prompt field. The default is BOTH. The value you specify determines whether or not the Delete prompt (also known as the Are You Sure window) appears.

┌────────────────┐
| Are you sure ? |
|                |
|  YES     NO    |
|                |
└────────────────┘

SAVE

Only the SAVE prompt will be displayed.

DEL

Only the DELete prompt will be displayed.

BOTH

Both the SAVE and DELete prompts will be displayed.

OFF

Suppresses save and delete messages.

To view Are You Sure windows, select DEL or BOTH. Let's assume you kept the default value, BOTH. Whenever you attempt to delete fields or records, DataManager displays this window so you can cancel the delete if it was a mistake. To cancel a delete, tab to NO and press Enter. To authorize a delete, just press Enter.