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Delete Records

Specify the Delete command to delete the displayed record.

Delete multiple records

Type Delete nn, where nn represents the number of records to be deleted. For example, if you type Delete 3, CA Verify for VTAM will delete the displayed record and the next two records.

For a multiple terminal test stream, the deleted records will be from the same terminal as the displayed record; records from other terminals will be ignored.

Because most applications alternately receive input from the terminal and send output to the terminal, you should usually delete an even number of screens. CA Verify for VTAM will display a warning message on the Confirm Delete menu, illustrated in the following panel, if the deletion will result in:

• Two consecutive input screens
• Two consecutive output screens
• An output screen which is the first record for a single terminal test stream or the first record for a terminal in a multiple terminal test stream

Deleting Terminals and All Records

To delete all the records for a terminal in a multiple terminal test stream, type the Delete command on the Initial Terminal Status menu. CA Verify for VTAM will also delete the initial terminal status information.

You cannot delete all the records for:

• A single terminal test stream
• The only remaining terminal in a multiple terminal test stream. Instead, use the Utilities Delete function to delete the test stream.

Confirming the Deletion

When you specify the Delete command, CA Verify for VTAM displays the Confirm Delete menu.

 --------------------------  EDIT: CONFIRM DELETE  ---------------10:15:30 
 ENTER COMMAND ===>                                                     ED 
                                                                                 
  FIRST RECORD TO BE DELETED:           2                                        
  LAST RECORD TO BE DELETED:            2                                        
  NUMBER OF RECORDS TO BE DELETED:      1                                        
                                                                                 
NOTE: THE TEST STREAM WILL CONTAIN TWO CONSECUTIVE INPUT SCREENS FROM THE SAME  
TERMINAL. THIS MAY CAUSE SYNCHRONIZATION ERRORS IN THE RUN FUNCTION.   THE PRIOR 
INPUT SCREEN FROM THIS TERMINAL SHOULD ALSO BE DELETED.       
                                                                                 
                                   
F1-HELP     F3-END     F4-RETURN

Note: CA Verify for VTAM warns you if the deletion might create a synchronization error.

Press Enter to confirm the deletion or use the End (PF3) command to cancel it.