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How Panels Are Connected

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                                                       |   CA PMA/DM   |
                                                       |    Primary    |
                                                       |     Panel     |
                                                       └───────┬───────┘
                          ┌────────────────────────────┬───────┴────────────────┬─────────────────────┐
                     ┌────┴────┐                  ┌────┴────┐              ┌────┴────┐           ┌────┴────┐
                     |Input    |                  |Help     |              |Output   |           |User     |
                     |Pull-Down|                  |Pull-Down|              |Pull-Down|           |Options  |
                     |         |                  |         |              |Menu     |           |Panel    |
                     └────┬────┘                  └─────────┘              └────┬────┘           └─────────┘
              ┌───────────┴───────────┐                              ┌──────────┴──────────┐
        ┌─────┴─────┐            ┌────┴────┐                   ┌─────┴─────┐         ┌─────┴────┐
        |Input      ├─┐          |Browse   |                   |Output     |         |Browse    |
      ┌─┤Record     | |          |Committed|                   |Record     |         |Committed |
      | |Description| |          |IRDs     |                   |Description|         |ORDs      |
      | └─┬─────────┘ |          └────┬────┘                   └─────┬─────┘         └─────┬────┘
      |   └─────────┬─┘               |                              |                     |
      |             |                 |                   ┌──────────┴─────┐               |
┌─────┴──────┐   ┌──┴───────┐   ┌─────┴──────┐     ┌──────┴─────┐    ┌─────┴─────┐   ┌─────┴─────┐
|Input       |   |Input     |   |Commit Input|     |Output      |    |Output     |   |Output     |
|Descriptions├──>|Record    |   |Record      |     |Description ├───>|Record     |   |Commit     |
|List        |   |Definition|   |Definitions |     |List        |    |Definition |   |Definitions|
└────────────┘   └──────────┘   └────────────┘     └────────────┘    └─────┬─────┘   └───────────┘
                                                                     ┌─────┴─────┐
                                                                     |Output     |
                                                                     |Record     |
                                                                     |Header     |
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All panels descend from the Primary Panel and its pull-downs. Committed definitions can only be browsed. Most editing occurs on the Input and Output Record Definition panels which are accessed from IRD and ORD Description Lists.

Behind each of these panels is a HELP panel that explains how things work. For example, if you press F1 when you're in the Input Record Definition panel, this HELP panel appears:

 +__  DMIDESEH   ___________  INPUT RECORD DEFINITION  _____________  HELP ____+
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 º   The Input Record Definition panel (BAIDESE) enables you to edit           
 º   the Input Record Definitions stored in the IRDTAB table.                  
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 º   With this panel you can define new fields; change existing field          
 º   definitions; delete individual fields or the entire input record          
 º   definition.                                                               
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 º   When building new input records, define each field the PMA application    
 º   will use. Remember to SAVE (F5) before scrolling or exiting this panel.   
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