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Index Help Panels

Index panels provide you with an alphabetical list of items for which Help is available. To make a selection, tab to the item you want information for and press Enter. This takes you to the Help panel that contains pertinent information.

  userid                      CA PMA/DataManager              mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss
 +--  DMINDX1H _ -------------------  INDEX:1  ---------------------  HELP ----+
 º                                                                             º
 º   For more information on a subject, tab to that subject and press Enter.   º
 º                                                                             º
 º   __ Action bar                        __ Input Descriptions List panel     º
 º   __ Are You Sure window               __ Input ID                          º
 º   __ Bkwd                              __ Input pull-down                   º
 º   __ Browse Committed IRDs panel       __ Input Record Definition panel     º
 º   __ Browse Committed ORDs panel       __ Input Record Description, brief   º
 º   __ CB-CONS                           __ Input Record Description, completeº
 º   __ CMD column                        __ IRD Name                          º
 º   __ Commit Input Record Definitions   __ ORD Name                          º
 º   __ Construct                         __ Output Commit Definition panel    º
 º   __ Data Has Not Been Saved window    __ Output Description List panel     º
 º   __ DD Name                           __ Output pull-down                  º
 º   __ Deleting a field                  __ Output Record Definition panel    º
 º   __ Deleting a record                 __ Output Record Description panel   º
 º   __ Fast path                         __ Output Record Header panel        º
 º   __ Fwd                               __ Primary Panel                     º
 º                                 (continued)                                 º
 º   F1=Help  F2=Topic  F3=End   F5=Cont  F7=Prev  F8=Next  F9=Index           º
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Access

The Index Help panel appears when you press the INDEX F key F9 on any Help panel.

┌─────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐
| Product     |     | any Help    |
| Panel       ├────>| panel       |
|        >Help|     |       >topic|
└─────────────┘     └─────┬───────┘
                          |
                          v
                    ┌─────────────┐
                    | Index       |
                    | 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.