The Dialog editor
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 in the Screen. - 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). You must also indicate 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 Program, Screen, Server, Folder or Communication Monitor (or associated Dialog). 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 calling instance. - 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.
Parent topic: The Dialog (standard or TUI client) entity
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