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Common Screen Elements The screen shown in figure 2-1 illustrates the common elements found in NMMGR screens. Each of these elements is described below.Figure 2-1. Common Screen Elements Header The screen header is located at the top of the screen (the top three lines), and contains five elements, each of which is described below. The five elements are: * Program name (NMMGR/3000) and version number * Screen number and title * Data flag * Message field * Command window Program Name and Version Number. The program name and version number are always displayed in a protected field at the top of the screen. (Protected means that information cannot be typed into the field.) Screen Number and Title. To the right of the program name and version number is the screen number followed by the screen title. Each screen number is unique for that screen. There is no significance to the order of the numbers. They are strictly for convenience in referencing information about a screen in various reference documents. Screen titles are also unique for each screen and will generally indicate the purpose and content of the screen. Data Flag. The data flag is a Yes or No indicator located in the upper-right corner of screens that contain data entry fields. The data flag indicates whether or not a data record has already been created for the screen. The data flag is an important indicator in cases where default information is supplied in the fields of a screen when a new configuration file is created. The information in the fields has not yet been saved, even though it may appear that the information on the screen is complete. If you want the information on the screen to become a part of the configuration, you must press the Save Data function key to create the actual data record. The data flag will change from N to Y, verifying that the data has been made part of the configuration file. Once a data record has been created for a screen, the data flag is set to Y whenever you return that screen. Message Field. The message field is the second line of the header and may contain one of two types of information: * The action that this screen requires * An NMMGR error message This line is a full-bright inverse video line that is used only for displaying information. You can obtain more information about the errors that may appear in this field by using the Error Information screen, which is described later in this chapter. Command Window. Each screen includes a field labeled Command: that is located below the message field. This field, called the command window, accepts commands rather than accepting data. This is an unprotected field and is displayed in half-bright inverse video. You can enter the following types of commands in this window: * NMMGR commands. The valid screen mode commands and their meanings are shown in table 2-1. You can enter each command using the full command name or you can abbreviate the command by entering only the portion to the left of the bracket as shown in the table. * MPE commands. * NMMGR path commands. Direct path branching and brother branching are described in this chapter. To enter a command, position the cursor at the Command: window by pressing the Home key (the key on your terminal with the diagonal arrow or the word "Home" on it). You can also use the [TAB] or cursor (arrow) keys to move the cursor to the command window. Once you are there, type in the command and press [ENTER].
NOTE You must press [ENTER], not [RETURN], to execute the command.
When there is a command in the command window, pressing [ENTER] executes only the command in the window. It will not send other data on the screen to the computer. Some NMMGR commands transfer you directly to other screens. The NMMGR command set includes the colon (:). You can execute any programmatically executable MPE command from the command window by prefacing it with a colon. For example, you could type :LISTF and press [ENTER]. When MPE is finished processing your command, it prompts you to press [RETURN] to return to the screen interface. You can process only one command in the command window at a time. Table 2-1. NMMGR Screen Mode Commands ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | NMMGR Command Action | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | @path Branches to the screen whose path name is given | | in path. | | | | :MPECommand Executes MPECommand. MPECommand must be a | | programmatically executable MPE command. | | | | COM[PRESS] Transfer to the Compress screen. | | | | CON[FIGURATION] or @ Transfers to the Main screen. | | | | COP[YSUB] Transfers to the Configuration Subtree Copy | | screen. | | | | ER[RORS] Displays the Error Information screen. | | | | EX[IT] Exits from NMMGR (same as QUIT). | | | | H[ELP] or ? Calls up help function. (See "Getting Help" in | | this chapter.) | | | | M[AIN] Transfers to the Main screen. | | | | NET[DIR] (NS Only) Transfers to the Network Directory Main screen. | | (You must already have opened the network | | directory file.) Refer to the NS manuals for | | more information. | | | | NEX[T] Transfers to a brother screen. (See "Branching" | | in this chapter.) | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 2-1. NMMGR Screen Mode Commands (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | NMMGR Command Action | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | NIG[UIDE] (NS Only) Transfers to the Guided HP Configuration screen. | | Refer to the NS manuals for more information. | | | | NIU[PDATE] (NS Only) Transfers to the Guided HP Configuration screen. | | Refer to the NS manuals for more information. | | | | NM[MGRCMD] Transfers to the maintenance mode interface. | | | | OP[EN] Transfers to the Open Configuration/Directory | | File screen. | | | | OU[TPUT] Transfers to the Output Configuration File | | screen. | | | | P[RIOR] Returns to the previous screen. Same as | | pressing Prior Screen. | | | | Q[UIT] Exits from NMMGR (same as EXIT). | | | | R[EFRESH] Refreshes the current screen. | | | | ST[OP] Stops the guided configuration process. | | | | SU[BGUIDE] (NS Only) Transfers to the Guided HP Configuration screen. | | Refer to the NS manuals for more information. | | | | U[TILITY] Transfers to the Utility screen. | | | | VA[LIDATE] Transfers to the Validate Configuration File | | screen. | | | | VE[RSION] Displays version information. | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Window The major portion of each screen lists menu choices, displays information and selection choices, and presents fields for entering or displaying information. With the exception of data entry fields, the information on the screen is protected against modification. Path Name. On most screens that can be reached by direct path branching, the path name used to reach the screen is displayed in the upper-left corner of the main screen window. The path name consists of all the screen names between the root (top of the structure) and the current screen, with the names separated by periods. Data Fields and Menu Choices. Data can be entered only into unprotected fields. For screens with more than one unprotected field, the cursor automatically moves to the next unprotected field when you reach the end of the present field or if you press [TAB]. Generally, you use the [TAB] key to step through the fields from the top of the screen to the bottom. If you need to back up to a previous field, the keys to use depend on the type of terminal. Use the [SHIFT][TAB] key combination for HP 262X terminals. For more information, consult you terminal reference manual. When menu choices are presented on the screen, they are usually associated with one of the function keys at the bottom of the screen. To select the menu item, press the function key that corresponds to the item. Other screens, sometimes referred to as select screens, present a list of configured items in protected data fields. They also contain a data entry field into which you can type the name of one of the configured items and select it for modification. Alternatively, you can type in a new name for an item to be added to the list. You then press a function key that lets you perform an action on the selected item (add, modify, delete, rename). Pressing the function key will cause the action to be performed and often will cause a new screen to be displayed, allowing you to modify or define the selected item. Configuration File Name. NMMGR displays the name of the configuration file that you are working on in the area called File: at the bottom of each screen. This name is shown as filename.group.acct in figure 2-1. On an actual screen, the name of the file you created or opened at the Open Configuration/Directory File screen is displayed at this location on the screen. The file name is not an input field; to change your working file, you must use the Open Configuration/Directory File screen. Function Keys Each NMMGR screen has a set of eight softkeys, or function keys, which vary in function from screen to screen. Some screens may use only a few function keys, while others have functions assigned to all eight keys. The Prior Screen and Help function keys are present in nearly all screens. Other softkeys are also present, depending on the purpose of the screen you are viewing. Some of the more common function keys are described below. For many screens, you can find information on that screen's function keys in the Help information associated with the screen. Prior Screen Key. Except for a limited number of screens, such as the Error Information screen and the Guided Configuration screen, the Prior Screen key is the right-most function key, [f8]. With a few exceptions (listed below), the screen displayed when Prior Screen is pressed will always be the screen most recently visited prior to the current screen, regardless of the manner in which you reached the current screen. In order to show the correct screen, NMMGR maintains a prior screen list, which is a sequential list of the screens that have been displayed. Pressing Prior Screen displays the most recent screen in the prior screen list and removes that screen from the list. The most recent screen in the list is the screen that was visited just prior to the current screen, with five exceptions: * When you display the Error Information screen, NMMGR does not put this screen in your prior screen list. Thus, pressing Prior Screen never transfers you to the Error Information screen, even if it was the latest screen you displayed. * After reaching the Validate screen in guided configuration, the prior screen becomes the screen with which you began the guided configuration. * If you use the command window to return to a screen already visited, NMMGR drops any screens visited after this screen from the prior screen list. * If you use the Help key to display a help information screen, the help screen will not appear in the prior screen list. * Using the NEXT command does not update the prior screen list. Help Key. Most NMMGR screens have a Help key as the second key from the right. Pressing this key displays a help information screen. The help information relates specifically to the screen from which you pressed the Help key. It describes screen usage, parameters, and function key operation for that screen. See "Getting Help" in this chapter for more information on the NMMGR Help system. Save Data Key. Screens with data entry fields have a Save Data key, usually as the third key from the right-hand side. Pressing this key creates or modifies the data record and causes the data entered in the screen to be transferred to the configuration file. If the Data Flag is "N", pressing Save Data will cause the Data Flag to change to "Y". "Go to" Keys. Some keys take you to a specific screen. There may be one or more keys on the screen that tell NMMGR to "go to" a new screen. For example, the Go to OUTPUT key on the Utility screen takes you directly to the Output Configuration File screen. Next Page/Prev Page Keys. Some NMMGR screens contain data or display sets of items that will not fit in a single screen. When this occurs, the screen data is continued on one or more "pages". The screens will include function keys that allow you to move back and forth between the pages of the screen. Next Page moves you to the subsequent page of data. Prev Page moves you to the prior page of data. Some multiple page screens also include First Page and Last Page keys, that take you to the first or last page of the data. Refreshing the Screen If you have entered data or changed values on a data screen and decide not to make the changes before you have entered them into the configuration file, you can refresh the screen to return it to the state it was in before you made the changes. Simply enter REFRESH (or the abbreviation R) in the command window and press [ENTER]. NMMGR will warn you that the screen has changed since you last updated it. Enter REFRESH again; NMMGR refreshes the screen and shows its current configuration file data. In addition, refreshing the screen resets the terminal strap settings. You can also use the REFRESH command to "clean up" the screen after a "TELL" message or other interference has appeared on the screen.
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