You specify help on a Screen, a Data Element, or an error message in the -GE Lines subtab of the Screen -G Lines tab.
Positions | Contents |
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6 - 11 | Code of called Text |
12 - 13 | Code of the selected paragraph, or ** to select all paragraphs |
The Text calls for documentation are aligned according to a standard print layout.
All the Text calls are justified (except if the non-justification $$ parameter was used). The $n print windows indicated in the Text are respected. If they are not specified, the default print window ($0) is used.
All the text processing options are functional (such as underlining, negative indentation).
Line skips are specified in the Text, but limited to a three-line skip (line skips greater than three become three-line skips). Page skips become three-line skips. By default, the skips are one line, except for print windows $0 and $1, where they are two lines.
The same Text can then be used in the help and in the user manual of the application.
You can assign comment lines to explicit manual errors on the -GE Lines associated with the Dialog. These lines will not be accessible, from the standard help function program, in the generated transactions.
Positions | Contents |
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1 - 5 | Blanks |
6 | Comment |
6-11 | Code of the called text on a T-type line |
12-13 | Paragraph code (** for all paragraphs) on a T-type line. |
The Screen help which the user can call through the help function in the generated transactions is constituted of the C or T lines indicated in the -GE Lines of the Screen, and of the U, C or T lines of the Segment.
Data Element C or T-type lines must follow an F-type line which refers to that Data Element.
Positions | Contents |
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1 - 3 | Blanks |
4 | 0 (zero) |
5 | Blank |
6 | Comment |
6-11 | Code of the called text on a T-type line |
12-13 | Paragraph code (** for all paragraphs).on a T-type line |
The Data Element help which the user can call through the Help function in the generated transactions is constituted of the C- or T-type lines assigned to the Data Element, the Data Element description lines (blank-type), the error messages generated for the given Data Element, and, if appropriate, their related documentation lines.
Positions | Contents |
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1 - 4 | Error code (blank if after a U,C or T-type line relating to the error) |
Positions | Contents |
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1 - 3 | Error code (blank if after a F, U,C or T-type line) |
4 | Position of the help message: 2 4 5 6 7 8 ... comments on the line after the error message of the indicated type (2 4 5 6 7 8 ...) |
5 | Blank |
6 | Comment |
6-11 | Code of the called text on a T-type line |
12-13 | Paragraph code (** for all paragraphs).on a T-type line |
You must then generate the error messages. To do so, you must create an Error Message instance and associate it with the Dialog. The Error Message instance groups the generation options of the error messages for this Dialog. You must then generate the Error Message instance.