Pathmaker Reference Manual

Requester Description Screen
Pathmaker Screens
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Field Descriptions The following paragraphs describe the fields on the Requester Description screen.
Requester Name
Displays the name of the requester from the Requester Definition screen. You cannot
enter data into this field.
Requester Description Area
Enter up to 16 lines of text to be shown as online help for your requester.
You can either enter text directly onto this screen or press F8 to use the editor specified
on the Process Configuration screen to enter the text.
The text can be any printable characters, up to 77 characters per line.
Functions The following paragraphs summarize the functions available on the Requester
Description screen, including those functions that are not displayed on the screen.
F2-Update
Updates the current text into the Pathmaker project catalog. Press this key if you have
typed new text directly on the Requester Description screen or changed the previously
entered text on the screen.
F8-Edit
Invokes the editor specified on the Process Configuration screen, transmitting the
current help text for this data field to the edit screen, where you can add, modify, or
delete text.
When you exit the editor, the Pathmaker product updates the project catalog and
displays the first 16 lines of your text on the Requester Description screen.
F14-Print Screen
Prints the Requester Description screen.
F15-Help
Shows online help for the item near the cursor—a data field, the function key list, or
the entire screen. To access help for the entire screen, place the cursor by the screen
title. When you are in help, use the NEXT PAGE, ROLL UP, PREV PAGE, and ROLL
DOWN keys to see more help text for the current Pathmaker screen.
F16-Return
Returns to the previous screen.
SF13-Utility Menu
Accesses the Utility Menu screen, where you can enter DDL, EDIT, ENFORM, FUP,
PERUSE, SCUP, or SQLCI without leaving the Pathmaker full screen interface.