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This panel displays the menu items and corresponding descriptions that have been set up in your system. IBS delivers standard menu items with every IBS Enterprise base release that belong to subset *STANDARD. Generally speaking, you can add, change or delete entries in the file.
All menu items are linked to a particular subset.
Using the MEDEA tool you can build your own menus, linking the standard menu items that IBS delivers or, alternatively, creating your own menu items for as many subsets as you want.
There are two types of menu items; those that directly access a program and those that call another menu. The latter are preceded with an M_. Regardless of which type of menu item you choose to create, you must define the appropriate “call” to execute either the program or the menu.
Options
| Add | Select this option to create a new menu item. First enter a name for a menu item, which does not already exist, together with a subset and then select this option. |
| Change | Select this option to change the details of a menu item. |
| Copy | Select this option to copy details from an existing menu item. |
| Delete | Select this option to delete an existing menu item. |
| Display | Select this option to view the details of a menu item. |
| Rename | Select this option to rename an existing menu item. |
| Where used | Select this option to view the menu where this menu item is used. |
| Translate | Select this option to translate the menu item description. |
Function keys
| Shift info | Toggle between viewing the Description and Identity, PTF number, Modification number, Change date of the menu item. |
- Subset
- When you first access this panel, the default subset is *ALL. To display only those menu items connected to a specific subset, click Select subset.
- Position to
- Enter the starting character(s) of a menu item to position the listing.
- Menu item
- Enter the name of the menu item for which an action shall be performed. Alternatively, you can choose any option, except Add, for any selected menu item in the listing. The standards for naming a menu item in IBS Enterprise are similar to the naming of error messages in IBS Enterprise. As a rule, the menu item is named after the front program which is called by the menu item. The structure of the name is XX999, where XX is an abbreviation of the alphabetical first part of the program name, and 999 is the program number.
Program XX 999 Menu item DIR009 DI 009 DI009 DMR877 DM 877 DM877 DSR920 DS 920 DS920 FKR011 AR 011 AR011 FLR212 AP 212 AP212 FMR090 GL 090 GL090 FSR110 GF 110 GF110 AACR100 AA 100 AA100 ANAR410 AY 410 AY410 ANLR106 AN 106 AN106 ASGR001 AS 001 AS001 ASTR100 AT 100 AT100 CSBR038 CS 038 CS038 ECNR120 EC 120 EC120 EDSR001 ED 001 ED001 GCFR240 CF 240 CF240 GDMR340 GD 340 GD340 INGR001 IG 001 IG001 INSR002 IS 002 IS002 INVR400 IN 400 IN400 IPCR810 IP 810 IP810 JRNR050 JN 050 JN050 A menu item may also be a new menu, instead of a program. The standards in IBS Enterprise for the naming of a menu item which holds a command to go to another menu is M_XXXXXXXX, where M_ is a constant for sorting purposes, and XXXXXXXX is the name of the menu.
- Subset
- Enter the subset to which the menu item belongs.
- Description
- Displays the description of the menu item, which will be displayed on all menus where this menu item is included.
- Identity
- PTF
- Mod no
- Change date
Work with menu items, Copy (ASGD44003)
On this panel you can create a new menu item by copying an existing. You are actually copying the details of a menu item to a new menu item. If the identical records of the new copy already exist, you will be prompted with another panel where you must confirm the copying process.
- Menu item
- Displays the name of the menu item from which details are to be copied.
- Subset
- Displays the name of the subset from which details are to be copied.
- New menu item
- Mandatory entry. Enter the name of the menu item to which details are to be copied.
- New subset
- Enter the name of the subset to which details are to be copied.
- New Identity
Work with menu items, Confirm copy (ASGD44005)
This panel is displayed if the menu item to which details are to be copied already exists. You have the option to delete the existing menu item, or cancel the copying.
Function keys
| Cancel | Cancel the copying and leave the panel. Your selections will remain on the selection panel. |
- Menu item which exists
- Displays the name of the menu item which already exists.
- Subset
- Displays the name of the subset to which the existing menu item belongs.
- Menu item to copy
- Displays the name of the menu item you are copying from.
- Subset
- Displays the name of the subset to which the menu item you are copying from belongs.
- Delete existing Menu Item
- This field is set to YES by default, denoting that the existing menu item will be deleted, and a new menu item, with the same name, will be created with details from the copied menu item. If you set this field to NO, the copying will be cancelled, and your selection will not remain on the selection panel.
Work with menu items, Delete (ASGD44006)
This panel displays the menu item(s) you have selected to delete. Click OK to confirm the deletion, or Back to cancel.
Function keys
| Cancel | Cancel the deletion and leave the panel. Your selections will remain on the selection panel. |
- Menu item
- Displays the name of the menu item you want to delete.
- Subset
- Displays the name of the subset to which the menu item you want to delete belongs.
- Description
- Displays the description of the menu item you want to delete.
Work with menu items, Rename (ASGD44008)
On this panel you can rename an existing menu item. If this new name already exists, you will be prompted with another panel where you must confirm the renaming process.
- Menu item
- Displays the name of the menu item which shall be renamed.
- Subset
- Displays the name of the subset from which details are to be copied.
- New Name
- Mandatory entry. Enter the new name of the menu item.
Work with menu items, Confirm rename (ASGD44010)
This panel is displayed if the new menu item name already exists. You have the option to delete the existing menu item, or cancel the renaming process.
Function keys
| Cancel | Cancel the renaming and leave the panel. Your selections will remain on the selection panel. |
- Menu item which exists
- Displays the name of the menu item which already exists.
- Subset
- Displays the name of the subset to which the existing menu item belongs.
- Menu item to rename
- Displays the name of the menu item you want to rename.
- Delete existing Menu item
- This field is set to YES by default, denoting that the existing menu item will be deleted and a new menu item, with the same name, created with details copied from the menu item to rename. If you set this field to NO, the renaming will be cancelled and your selection will not remain on the selection panel.