PIDT Selection Panel in InfoMan

In this section:

If you do not specify a valid Retrieval PIDT and Inquiry PIDT on the Main Menu, the PIDT Selection Panel appears:

 AUTOIMAN                  PIDT Selection Panel                 Page  1
  
 _ BLGOZ11  _ BLMPMHF  _ BLMPRRU  _ BLMZZ41  _ BTNRPRCR  _ BTNRZZ3A
 _ BLGOZ14  _ BLMPMHS  _ BLMPRSC  _ BLMZZ42  _ BTNRPRPR  _ BTNRZZ3B
 _ BLGPRAL  _ BLMPMSC  _ BLMPRSF  _ BLMZZ43  _ BTNRPR10  _ BTNRZZ31
 _ BLGPRBK  _ BLMPMSF  _ BLMPRSPS _ BLMZZ44  _ BTNRPR20  _ TS0AF8C
 _ BLGPRGR  _ BLMPRAR  _ BLMPRSR  _ BLMZZ45  _ BTNRPR30  _ TS0AF8CP
 _ BLGPROZ  _ BLMPRCD  _ BLMPRSY  _ BLMZZ46  _ BTNRPR40  _ TS0AF8I
 _ BLGPRUS  _ BLMPRCH  _ BLMZZ12  _ BTNCHSLR _ BTNRPR50  _ TS0AF8IP
 _ BLGRPR10 _ BLMPRCPS _ BLMZZ13  _ BTNPRCH  _ BTNRPR60  _ TS0AF8R
 _ BLGRPR20 _ BLMPRCR  _ BLMZZ14  _ BTNPRSC  _ BTNRPR70  _ TS0AF8RP
 _ BLGRPR30 _ BLMPRCS  _ BLMZZ21  _ BTNPRSLR _ BTNRZZ10  _ TS0AF8U
 _ BLGR8FLO _ BLMPRFH  _ BLMZZ22  _ BTNRCH10 _ BTNRZZ14  _ TS0AF8UP
 _ BLGR8FOU _ BLMPRFS  _ BLMZZ23  _ BTNRCH20 _ BTNRZZ16  _ TS0B0CC
 _ BLGR8PLA _ BLMPRHC  _ BLMZZ31  _ BTNRCH30 _ BTNRZZ2A  _ TS0B0CCP
 _ BLGR8POL _ BLMPRHF  _ BLMZZ32  _ BTNRCH40 _ BTNRZZ2B  _ TS0B0CI
 _ BLGR8STE _ BLMPRHS  _ BLMZZ33  _ BTNRCH45 _ BTNRZZ2C  _ TS0B0CIP
 _ BLGR8SUR _ BLMPRPC  _ BLMZZ34  _ BTNRCH50 _ BTNRZZ21  _ TS0B0CR
 _ BLGZZ11  _ BLMPRPPS _ BLMZZ35  _ BTNRGROA _ BTNRZZ24  _ TS0B0CRP
 _ BLMPMHC  _ BLMPRPR  _ BLMZZ36  _ BTNRPERS _ BTNRZZ25  _ TS0B0CU
  
 Enter R (Retrieval) and I (Inquiry) F1=Help  F3=Exit  F5=Rfind
 F6=Search  F7=Backward  F8=Forward  F12=Cancel

This panel lists all of the PIDTs found in the PIDT Selection Library shown on the Main Menu.

Help is accessed with F1. You can exit AUTOIMAN with F3. You can return to the previous screen, the Main Menu, using F12. To page forward, press F8. To page backward, press F7. To locate PIDTs, F6 and F5 are available. They are explained in detail in Using the F6 Search and F5 Rfind Keys on the PIDT Selection Panel.

The screen page number is in the top-right corner.


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Entering Data on the PIDT Selection Panel

The PIDT Selection Panel displays Retrieval and Inquiry PIDT names. You can specify a Retrieval PIDT by placing an R before its name, and an Inquiry PIDT by placing an I before its name (the R and I are not case-sensitive).

Note that if you enter either a Retrieval or Inquiry PIDT on the Main Menu, the PIDT name displays on the PIDT Selection Panel with either an R or an I before it. You may use this choice or select another.

Press Enter to continue.


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Using the F6 Search and F5 Rfind Keys on the PIDT Selection Panel

When you select Search (F6), the library names remain on screen and a field appears at the bottom of the screen where you can enter a search string.

  AUTOIMAN             PIDT Selection Panel                 Page  1
  
 _ BLGOZ11  _ BLMPMHF  _ BLMPRRU   _ BLMZZ41   _ BTNRPRCR   _ BTNRZZ3A
 _ BLGOZ14  _ BLMPMHS  _ BLMPRSC   _ BLMZZ42   _ BTNRPRPR   _ BTNRZZ3B
 _ BLGPRAL  _ BLMPMSC  _ BLMPRSF   _ BLMZZ43   _ BTNRPR10   _ BTNRZZ31
 _ BLGPRBK  _ BLMPMSF  _ BLMPRSPS  _ BLMZZ44   _ BTNRPR20   _ TS0AF8C 
 _ BLGPRGR  _ BLMPRAR  _ BLMPRSR   _ BLMZZ45   _ BTNRPR30   _ TS0AF8CP
 _ BLGPROZ  _ BLMPRCD  _ BLMPRSY   _ BLMZZ46   _ BTNRPR40   _ TS0AF8I
 _ BLGPRUS  _ BLMPRCH  _ BLMZZ12   _ BTNCHSLR  _ BTNRPR50   _ TS0AF8IP
 _ BLGRPR10 _ BLMPRCPS _ BLMZZ13   _ BTNPRCH   _ BTNRPR60   _ TS0AF8R
 _ BLGRPR20 _ BLMPRCR  _ BLMZZ14   _ BTNPRSC   _ BTNRPR70   _ TS0AF8RP
 _ BLGRPR30 _ BLMPRCS  _ BLMZZ21   _ BTNPRSLR  _ BTNRZZ10   _ TS0AF8U
 _ BLGR8FLO _ BLMPRFH  _ BLMZZ22   _ BTNRCH10  _ BTNRZZ14   _ TS0AF8UP
 _ BLGR8FOU _ BLMPRFS  _ BLMZZ23   _ BTNRCH20  _ BTNRZZ16   _ TS0B0CC
 _ BLGR8PLA _ BLMPRHC  _ BLMZZ31   _ BTNRCH30  _ BTNRZZ2A   _ TS0B0CCP
 _ BLGR8POL _ BLMPRHF  _ BLMZZ32   _ BTNRCH40  _ BTNRZZ2B   _ TS0B0CI
 _ BLGR8STE _ BLMPRHS  _ BLMZZ33   _ BTNRCH45  _ BTNRZZ2C   _ TS0B0CIP
 _ BLGR8SUR _ BLMPRPC  _ BLMZZ34   _ BTNRCH50  _ BTNRZZ21   _ TS0B0CR
 _ BLGZZ11  _ BLMPRPPS _ BLMZZ35   _ BTNRGROA  _ BTNRZZ24   _ TS0B0CRP
 _ BLMPMHC  _ BLMPRPR  _ BLMZZ36   _ BTNRPERS  _ BTNRZZ25   _ TS0B0CU
 
  Search string:
  
  F1=Help    F12=Cancel    ENTR=Search

You can enter up to eight characters in the search string. It can contain all or any part of a PIDT name. However, you cannot include blanks. After inputting the string, press Enter to begin the search. AUTOIMAN searches the PIDT list for the first occurrence of the string.

If the search is not successful, the message Search string not found displays on the lower portion of the screen. To continue using the AUTOIMAN search facility, check that you entered the string correctly, or enter another string.

If the search is successful, the first PIDT containing the search string displays in the top-left corner of the screen, and the bottom of the screen changes back to its appearance on the first PIDT Selection Panel. You can then use the F5 (Rfind) key.

You can specify Retrieval and Inquiry PIDTs on this screen, as described in Entering Data on the PIDT Selection Panel.

The AUTOIMAN Rfind (F5) feature is an extension of search. After a search, each time you press F5, the next PIDT that contains the search string appears in the top-left corner of the page.

Rfind works independently of the actual screen image. It searches from the location of the last matching PIDT, and forwards the screen, as requested, until it has found all occurrences of the string. The message Search string not found displays if additional occurrences cannot be found.

If you need to see the name of the string you are refinding, press F6 for Search. The search string input field displays the most recently searched string. To continue refinding, press F12 to cancel the search screen, and then press F5 for Rfind.


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Field Selection for Retrieval PIDT Name in InfoMan

The Field Selection screen displays field data read from the selected Retrieval PIDT. The Retrieval PIDT name is shown in the screen title.

On this screen you select the fields to include in the new Master File. You can edit the Fieldname and Usage fields.

 AUTOIMAN                Field Selection for TS0032R          Page  3
  
Select    Fieldname       Alias          Usage       Actual     Child
------    ---------       -----          -----       ------      ----
  _       DATX_33         IM00SD002      YYMD        A6MDY
  _       DEVF_98         IMPRDTY        A007        A007           Y
  _       DEVS_76         IMPSDTY        A007        A007           Y
  _       DSTN_135        IM0LDDST0      A005        A005            
  _       ENVF_104        IMPRENV        A010        A010           Y
  _       ENVS_84         IMPSENV        A010        A010           Y
  _       FEAN_77         IMPSFEA        A012        A012           Y
  _       FLD_1           //S/TXS        A012        A012
  _       FLD_2           IMDIAENT0      A013        A013
  _       FLD_26          IM0TXCA00      A045        A045
  _       FLD_28          IMDIASTA0      A011        A011
  _       FLD_54          IMDIACLO0      A010        A010
  _       FLD_69          IM0TX0S00      A044        A044
  _       FLD_70          IM0TX0A00      A044        A044
  _       FLD_71          IM0TX0R00      A044        A044
  _       FLD_72          IM0TX0L00      A044        A044
 Enter 'S' to select fields                          33/48 OF 149
  
1=Help     3=End     5=Rfind     6=Search     7=PgUp     8=PgDown
9=Top/Bot10=All/None     12=Cancel

F1 is Help. F12 is Cancel, which takes you to the previous screen. F3 ends your AUTOIMAN session. F8 (PgDown) scrolls down the list, and F7 (PgUp) scrolls up. F9 is a toggle key and jumps either to the beginning or the end of the list. F10, also a toggle key, selects either all of the fields or none.

The screen's page number displays in the top right corner. In the lower right corner, the number of fields on the screen, and their relationship to the total number of fields in the file, are shown. For example, 1/16 OF 149 means that the file contains 149 fields, and that fields 1 through 16 appear on the screen.


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Using the F6 Search and F5 Rfind Keys on the Field Selection Screen

F6 Search and F5 Rfind on the Field Selection screen can help you locate field names or aliases. Their usage is similar to the PIDT Selection Panel Search and Rfind facilities.


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F6 Search in InfoMan

When you select F6 for Search, the field names remain on screen, but at the bottom of the screen a field displays, where you can enter a search string.

 AUTOIMAN             Field Selection for TS0032R            Page  3
  
 Select    Fieldname      Alias          Usage       Actual     Child
 ------    ---------      -----          -----       ------      ----
   _       DATX_33        IM00SD002      YYMD        A6MDY
   _       DEVF_98        IMPRDTY        A007        A007          Y
   _       DEVS_76        IMPSDTY        A007        A007          Y
   _       DSTN_135       IM0LDDST0      A005        A005
   _       ENVF_104       IMPRENV        A010        A010          Y
   _       ENVS_84        IMPSENV        A010        A010          Y
   _       FEAN_77        IMPSFEA        A012        A012          Y
   _       FLD_1          //S/TXS        A012        A012
   _       FLD_2          IMDIAENT0      A013        A013
   _       FLD_26         IM0TXCA00      A045        A045
   _       FLD_28         IMDIASTA0      A011        A011
   _       FLD_54         IMDIACLO0      A010        A010
   _       FLD_69         IM0TX0S00      A044        A044
   _       FLD_70         IM0TX0A00      A044        A044
   _       FLD_71         IM0TX0R00      A044        A044
   _       FLD_72         IM0TX0L00      A044        A044
  Search string:
 
  F1=Help    ENTR=Search Field    F6=Search Alias    F12=Cancel

You can enter up to nine characters in the search string. It can contain all or any part of a field name or an alias. However, you cannot include blanks. After you specify the string, to begin the search, press Enter to search for a file name, or press F6 to search for an alias. AUTOIMAN searches the list of field names or aliases for the first occurrence of the string.

If the search is not successful, the message Search string not found displays on the lower portion of the screen. To continue using the AUTOIMAN search facility, check that you entered the string correctly, or enter another string.

If the search is successful, the first field name or alias containing the search string displays in the top-left corner of the screen, and the bottom of the screen changes back to its appearance on the first Field Selection for PIDT Name screen. You can then use the F5 (Rfind) key.


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F5 Rfind in InfoMan

The AUTOIMAN Rfind feature is an extension of search. After a search, each time you press F5, the next PIDT that contains the search string appears in the top-left corner of the page.

Rfind works independently of the actual screen image. It searches from the location of the last matching PIDT, and forwards the screen, as requested, until it has found all occurrences of the string. The message Search string not found displays if additional occurrences cannot be found.

If you need to see the name of the string you are refinding, press F6 for Search, and the search string input field displays the most recently searched string. To continue refinding, press F12 to Cancel the search screen, and then press F5 for Rfind.


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Making Changes in Field Descriptions in InfoMan

You can change the Fieldname and the Usage format on the Field Selection screen, but you cannot change the Alias, Actual, and Child columns.

Field

Description

Fieldname

You may enter a new Fieldname of up to 15 characters. Duplicate field names should not be used. A duplicate field name will not cause an error in AUTOIMAN, but could cause unpredictable results when working with the newly created Master File.

Usage

You may enter a new Usage field of up to six characters. For non-date fields, it may be any alphanumeric or integer format.


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Selection in InfoMan

On the Field Selection panel, enter an S in the Select column to select a field. F10 is a toggle key, and can be used to select all of the fields, or none.

You can select only field names with aliases. If you select a field name that does not have an alias, a message appears.

Note: You must select at least one non-child field in order to continue working in AUTOIMAN.

Press Enter to continue.


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