Online Input

Before a user performs database maintenance, the user must successfully log in to a CA WA CA 7 Edition terminal.

A series of formatted panels enable online input to the CA WA CA 7 Edition database. Each major Database Maintenance (DB) command has an associated input panel. Any of the following items can display input panels:

Selecting from functions that are listed on the DB Menu panels
Entering the panel name as a top line command
Entering the panel name in the FUNCTION field on any other menu or formatted input panel

When the wanted command or menu panel option is entered, a data input panel or secondary menu is then displayed. For example, if function 4 is selected on the DB Menu, the DB.4 Workload Documentation Menu is then displayed.

The user can enter any CA WA CA 7 Edition command on the top line of the current panel.

After a DB function is processed from the formatted panel, the same panel is returned. This panel includes the function that you originally entered. If the user wants to repeat the same function, at least one character of that function must be reentered. This requirement helps avoid inadvertent updates.

When updating text fields through formatted panels in online mode, enter a space as the first character and erase to end-of-field. When the update occurs, the field in the database is removed. When using topline commands, omitting the keyword lets you take the default for that command.

More information:

DB Menu Panel