In this editor, you enter all the characteristics of a
Dialog.
Dialog Overview tab
The Overview tab of a Dialog displays
the label, in a read/write mode. It also displays
the instance name, type of COBOL
and map to generate, program external name,
and transaction code in a read-only mode and
provides access to the other tabs of the instance.
Dialog or Screen Definition tab
This tab is common to the Dialog and its constituting Screens.
You specify the presentation characteristics of the Screens and the
default values of the Screen attributes. The values that are selected
at the Dialog level become the default values of the Screens and are
marked as Inherited on the Screen Definition tab.
Inappropriate default values can be overwritten at the Screen level.
Dialog Complement tab
In this tab, you enter the information common to all of
the Screens of the Dialog, and data related to the physical environment
of the transaction.
-CS Lines in a Screen or a Dialog
This tab is used to indicate how to access Segments in
the validation, update, and display processing in a Screen or Dialog.
You must specify the physical attributes and access conditions of
each Segment (standard file or database type, keys for example), and
the use characteristics and logical characteristics of the Data Elements
that are called in these Segments.
-CP Lines tab
The purpose of this tab is to call one or more Macros into
a batch or online program. If these Macros are parameterized, you
must also specify the values of their parameters. Each occurrence
of the parameter in the original Macro is then replaced by the value
that is entered for this particular program.
Monitors tab
This tab is specific to the IMS Dialogs. You use it to
break down the initial Dialog into logical subparts (read, update).
Each subpart is constituted of a Screen that acts as a Monitor to
manage the sequence of its dependent Screens. Each monitor constitutes
a part of the conversation, which is characterized by a transaction
code, a PSB and a sequence of Screens
-CR Lines tab
This tab is shared by all the entities. It contains the
links between entities. These links are called "references".
In this tab, you can add references that are not already defined in
the design of the entities.
-G Lines tab
In this tab, you can enter comments or specify options.
Keywords tab
In this tab, you enter new keywords or view the keywords
that are already assigned to the instance.