Pathmaker Programming Guide

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Table A-11. Pathmaker Screens for Creating Requesters
Pathmaker Screen Description
Function Key Path Minimum Times
Normally Used Required ?
Requester Definition Used to define requester attributes and
some screen attributes.
F2 Once per requester Yes
Requester Copy Used to copy an existing requester. F2, Shifted F1 Once per requester No
Requester Description Used to define general purpose of
requester for display on help screen.
F2, F8 Once per requester No
Requester Context Used to define requester context, all
reference objects this requester will use.
F2, F10 Once per requester Yes, if more
than one
context item
Display Field List Used to define what subset of the
context should appear on the default
screen and the physical arrangement of
items.
F2, Shifted F11, or
F2, F10, Shifted F11,
or
F2, F11,Shifted F11
Once for each item
in the context
No, if default
screen is
acceptable
Display Detail Used to define video attributes,
heading, picture, and help text for each
screen field.
F2, Shifted F11, F10 Once for each
displayed field
No, if
defaults are
acceptable
Requester Parameters Used to define parameters this
requester expects to receive.
F2, Shifted F12 Once per requester No, if not
receiving
parameters
Function Key Assignments Used to define which function keys will
be used and the associated action and
name of the requester or service.
F2, F12 Once per requester Yes, except
DB
requesters
Display Text Used to define help text for a function
key and designate whether the function
key will appear on the default screen.
F2, F12, F11 Once for each
function key
No, if
defaults are
acceptable
CALL Parameters Definition If this function key is associated with a
CALL action, used to define subset of
context passed to called requester.
F2, F12, F10 Once for each
CALL function key
Yes, for
CALL
actions
SEND Parameters
Definition
If this function key is associated with a
SEND action, used to define subsets of
context that are sent to and received
from the service.
F2, F12, F10 Once for each
SEND function key
Yes, for
SEND
actions
Record Instance Detail For DB requesters only, used to define
relationship between related
records/tables and screen formatting
information.
F2, F11 or
F2, F10, F11
Once per DB
requester
No, if
defaults are
acceptable
Screen Painter Used to modify default screen for this
requester.
F2, F13 Once per requester No
Requester Generation Data Define information needed for
generating and compiling this requester.
F2, F7 Once per requester No, if
defaults are
acceptable