Options

Choosing oPtions from the Primary Panel's action bar displays the User Options panel. This panel gives individual users the ability to change the default settings for the options listed. Each user's settings are stored in the OPTTAB table and changes impact all future sessions.

User Options Panel

  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 . ____   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

Access

The User Options panel appears when one of these events occurs:

You type P in the fast path area of the Primary Panel's action bar.
You choose oPtions from the Primary Panel's action bar.

  ┌───────────────┐
  | Primary       |
┌─┤ Panel         ├───────────┐
| |            >P |           |
| └────────────┬──┘           |
|     >oPtions ├────────┐     |
└──────────────┘        v     v
                    ┌─────────────┐
                    | User        |
                    | Options     |
                    | panel       |
                    └─────────────┘

Input

The User Options panel contains the following input fields. Note that these options' defaults are specified in the OPTTAB table. However, you can use this panel to change them from now on.

Warning Msgs

Specifies whether or not you want warning messages displayed. Default: YES

Mnemonics

Allows you to remove fast path entry fields by specifying Mnemonics. . . NO. NO removes all underscore characters in fast paths. Then all selections from the Primary Panel and pull-downs are made by tabbing the cursor to the appropriate selection and pressing Enter. Default: YES

  userid                      CA PMA/DataManager              mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss
         Input  Output  oPtions  Exit  Help
         ___________________________________
         |             Input               |
         |                                 |
         |    1. Input Definitions         |
         |    2. Commit Definitions        |
         |---------------------------------|
         |                                 |
         |  F12=Cancel                     |
         -----------------------------------

Info Msgs

Specifies whether or not you want informational messages displayed. Default: YES

Action Bar

Indicates whether or not you want the action bar displayed in reverse video (REV). Default: NOREV

Save/Delete Prompt

Indicates whether or not you want the Save and Delete prompts displayed. Default: BOTH Options include:

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 prompts.

Database Depth

Defines the maximum number of records returned for a database access. A minimum of 10 rows is required. Default: 500

PF13-24 = PF1-12

Allows you to make function keys 13-24 work the same way PF1-12 do. Default: YES

Actions

F5: (Save) Saves these options in the OPTTAB table. The new values are effective immediately and apply to future sessions as well as the current session.