Pathmaker Programming Guide

Converting a Simulated Screen to an Actual Screen
Using the Screen Painter
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Turning Decorations Into
Functioning Data Fields
This procedure summarizes the steps for turning the prototype application into a
functioning application by turning decorations that represent data fields into actual
data fields. You must create the DDL source schema and compile the schema before
performing these steps.
To turn screen decorations into data fields, follow these steps:
1. Add reference objects to the requester context.
a. Specify the reference objects.
b. Define any parameters this requester will receive from another requester.
2. Add data fields.
a. Enter the Screen Painter.
b. Put the cursor on each decoration that represents a data field with an actual
item from DDL, and then use F4 to replace it.
c. Repeat for every screen in your application.