Pathmaker Programming Guide

Controlling Default Screen Layout
Creating Requesters
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Title. You can specify a requester title on the Requester Definition screen.
You can specify a box title on the Record Instance Detail screen. Box titles apply only
to DB requesters.
You can use the requester title field on the Requester Definition screen to enter the text
to be shown at the top of the default screen. The title can be any printable characters,
up to 60 characters. Any characters after the 40th character are shown on the default
screen but not on the Requester Value List screen.
You can use the box title fields on the Record Instance Detail screen to specify one to
four lines of text to be shown before the current record on the default screen. If you
link two or more records, the default screen shows the title text for each record’s box
title.
If a box title is wider than its box, the Pathmaker product will truncate the title to
match the box width.
DB Requester Application Screens. DB requesters display an application screen composed
of a set of data fields with function keys listed at the bottom of the screen.
Figure 5-6 shows an example of a DB requester with one child reference object. The
asterisk marks the primary key field and the plus signs mark alternate key fields.
Figure 5-6. Sample DB Requester Application Screen
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* Employee Number ______
+ Employee Last Name __________________
+ Employee First Name __________________
+ Department Number ____
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Department Name _______________________ |
| Department Manager _______________________ |
| Department Information ______________________________________ |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Job Title _____________________________
Sex _
Birth Date __ __ ____
Monthly Salary _______
Vacation Hours _____
Hire Date __ __ __
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F3-Help F4-Read First F5-Read Next F6-Read Approximate
F7-Read Exact F5-Read Generic F10-Insert F12-Delete F14-Update
F15-Insert Defaults F16-Return SF5-Print SF13-Undo
SF15-Recover Screen SF16-Return to Logon Root