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Select and Use Model Screens

One of the most difficult tasks when specifying changes is figuring out the exact coordinates of the field being changed. The modeling feature lets you easily calculate the exact coordinates of a field within a panel by pointing to the field on a model panel and letting CA Verify for CICS fill in the coordinates on the data entry panel. This feature takes the guesswork out of the placement of the fields on a panel by allowing CA Verify for CICS to fill in the placement values for you.

A model screen is a physical representation of the screen being changed. It is used while specifying rule actions to help identify what fields are being changed and how they are being changed. Model screens are selected from the test stream that the ruleset is associated with. The model screen and the test stream automatically become associated by their matching names. Only one model screen can be associated with each rule. However, multiple rules can be created within a ruleset, each with their own model screen.

The collection of test stream records, both input and output, that together form the screen image seen by the end user and which is used to create the model screen, is called a logical screen.