ViewPoint Manual

ViewPoint Manual—426801-001
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Definition of ViewPoint Screens
Introduction
This section describes the screens provided by the ViewPoint application. It also
defines the operation of the function keys for moving around the screens and for specific
functions on each of the screens.
The screens are described in alphabetic order. They are:
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Events screen (for Primary Events screen and Alternate Events screen)
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Event Configuration screen (for Primary Event Configuration screen and Alternate
Event Configuration screen)
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Event Detail screen
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Network Status Summary screen
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Profile screen
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Status Configuration screen
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TACL screen
General Information About the Screens
You communicate with ViewPoint through your terminal, which might have either a
monochrome or color monitor. The terminal screen displays 24 lines of 80 characters
each, with a specially-addressed twenty-fifth line reserved for reporting the newest
outstanding event and a running total of outstanding events. Typically, an audible
warning tone (beep) sounds each time new information is written to the twenty-fifth
line. This line is updated for only those screens that are themselves updated periodically
(the events and status screens), as long as those screens are not frozen.
Individually-addressable display fields support inverse, half-bright, and blinking video
attributes. Some of these fields cannot be altered; others are entry fields that permit (or
require) you to make or change appropriate entries.
ViewPoint operates the terminal in one of two different modes: block mode or
conversational mode. Conversational mode is used only for the TACL screen and is
indicated by the legend TTY-FDX as the last information field on the twenty-fifth line.
Note. Since the Primary Events screen and the Alternate Events screen are identical, they are
described as a single events screen. Also, because the Primary Event Configuration and the
Alternate Event Configuration screens are almost identical—the Alternate Event Configuration
screen provides a second page for additional configuration—these screens are described as a
single Event Configuration screen.
The Extras screen is not listed because it is accessible only if your installation includes the
custom programs that make use of this feature. If such programs exist, your application
manager provides their documentation.