iTS 1.0+)

Data Division

Compaq NonStop™ Pathway/iTS SCREEN COBOL Reference Manual—426750-001

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Screen Group

A screen group is a combination of fields that are grouped together to provide collective

references to the subordinate fields and to define the common characteristics of the

fields. A screen group can contain subordinate groups.

level-num

is a numeric literal that indicates the hierarchy. The value must be within the range

of 2 through 48.

group-name

is the name given to the group.

FILLER

is a keyword that takes the place of group-name.

AT line, column

specifies the home position of the group relative to the boundaries of the screen.

The line number and column number must be within the size specified for the

screen. The positions of subordinate fields can be given relative to the home

position; this allows you to move groups easily.

If this clause is omitted, group relative addressing is not allowed in the group.

field-characteristic clause

is one or more clauses that define default characteristics for all fields subordinate to

the group unless these characteristics are explicitly overridden for a particular field.

The clauses that can appear here are:

FILL

mnemonic-name

UPSHIFT

USER CONVERSION

WHEN ABSENT

WHEN BLANK

WHEN FULL

level-num { group-name } [ [ AT ] line, column ]

{ FILLER }

[ field-characteristic clause ] ...

{ screen-field } ...

{ screen-group }