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 | Text |
12 - 13 | Selected sections, or ** to select all sections |
Positions | Contents |
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1 - 5 | Blanks |
6 | Comment |
6-11 | Text called on a T-type line |
12-13 | Section code (** for all sections) on a T-type line. |
The Screen help that the user can call through the help function in the generated transactions is constituted of the C or T lines of the Screen -GE Lines, and of the U, C or T lines of the Segment.
Data Element C or T-type lines must follow an F-type line that refers to that Data Element.
Positions | Contents |
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1 - 3 | Blanks |
4 | 0 (zero) |
5 | Blank |
6 | Comment |
6-11 | Text called on a T-type line |
12-13 | Section code (** for all sections).on a T-type line |
The Data Element documentation that the user can call through the help function in the generated transactions is constituted of the C- or T-type lines that are assigned to the Data Element, of the Data Element description lines, followed by the error messages that are generated for the 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 . It remains blank after a F, U,C or T-type line. |
4 | Position of the help message. 2 4 5 6 7 8 for example: comments on the line after the error message of type 2 4 5 6 7 8. |
5 | Blank |
6 | Comment |
6-11 | Text called on a T-type line |
12-13 | Section code (** for all sections).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.