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Panel Helps

Panel Help is available for every product panel. These Help panels also list fields from the product panel for which there is Help.

  userid                      CA PMA/DataManager              mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss
 +--  DMODESEH _ ----------  OUTPUT RECORD DEFINITION --------------  HELP ----+
 º                                                                             º
 º   The Output Record Definition panel focuses on the fields that make up     º
 º   a record.  It lets you:                                                   º
 º                                                                             º
 º   * define new fields                                                       º
 º   * change existing field definitions                                       º
 º   * delete individual fields or the entire record                           º
 º                                                                             º
 º   Use the Output Descriptions List to select the record whose definition    º
 º   appears on this panel.                                                    º
 º                                                                             º
 º   For information about a field, tab to it below and press Enter.           º
 º                                                                             º
 º   __ ORD Name     __ Description    __ Scroll bar     __ IRD Name           º
 º   __ CMD          __ ORD Field      __ Type           __ IRD Field Name     º
 º   __ Fmt          __ Len            __ Prec           __ Description        º
 º   __ SAVE         __ DELETE         __ BKWD           __ FWD                º
 º   __ HEADER                                                                 º
 º                                                                             º
 º   F1=Help  F2=Topic  F3=End   F5=Cont  F7=Prev  F8=Next  F9=Index           º
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Access

Panel Helps appear when you press F1 and the cursor is not positioned on a field.

┌───────────────┐
| Product       |
| Panel         ├──────────┐
|          >Help|          |
└───────────────┘          v
                    ┌─────────────┐
                    | Panel       |
                    | Help        |
                    |             |
                    └─────────────┘

Actions

F1

(Help) Displays an explanation on how to use the Help facility.

F2

(Topic) Displays the Help Table of Contents.

F3

(End) Returns you to the resident product panel from which you called Help.

F5

(Cont) Takes you to the next logical panel.

F7

(Prev) Takes you to the previously viewed panel.

F8

(Next) Takes you to the next topic discussed.

F9

(Index) Displays the Help Index.