HP 3000 Manuals

Getting Started With TRANSACT V

Appendix E  Entering Form Definitions 

The following is an example of entering VPLUS form definitions into the
dictionary.  The appendix uses the formfile used by the examples in this
manual to illustrate loading the definitions.  The example is complete in
that it shows how to load each form used in the manual.

     :run dictdbm
     DICTIONARY/3000  HP32244A.02.00  - (C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 1983

      PASSWORD FOR DICT.PUB>

     FORMS ENTRY(Y/N)?>

     > repeat create file
                        FILE formfile
                   LONG NAME
                        TYPE vpls
              RESPONSIBILITY
                 DESCRIPTION

                        FILE mainmenu
                   LONG NAME
                        TYPE form
              RESPONSIBILITY
                 DESCRIPTION

                        FILE vcustno
                   LONG NAME
                        TYPE form
              RESPONSIBILITY
                 DESCRIPTION

                        FILE vcustomer
                   LONG NAME
                        TYPE form
              RESPONSIBILITY
                 DESCRIPTION

                        FILE vcustomerrd
                   LONG NAME
                        TYPE form
              RESPONSIBILITY
                 DESCRIPTION

                        FILE vcustomerrh
                   LONG NAME
                        TYPE form
              RESPONSIBILITY
                 DESCRIPTION

                        FILE vorderhead
                   LONG NAME
                        TYPE form
              RESPONSIBILITY
                 DESCRIPTION

                        FILE vorderline
                   LONG NAME
                        TYPE form
              RESPONSIBILITY
                 DESCRIPTION

                        FILE

     > repeat add file
                        FILE vcustno

                     ELEMENT cust-no
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT

                        FILE vcustomer

                     ELEMENT cust-no
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT name
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT street-addr
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT city-state
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT zipcode
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT

                        FILE vcustomerrd

                     ELEMENT cust-no
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT name
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT street-addr
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT city-state
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT zipcode
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT

                        FILE vorderhead

                     ELEMENT order-no
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT cust-no
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT order-status
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT order-date
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT

                        FILE vorderline

                     ELEMENT line-no
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT part-number
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT quantity
               ELEMENT ALIAS
                FIELD NUMBER
                 DESCRIPTION

                     ELEMENT

                        FILE

     > relate file
                 PARENT FILE formfile

                  CHILD FILE mainmenu
                 CHILD ALIAS
                 DESCRIPTION

                  CHILD FILE vcustomer
                 CHILD ALIAS
                 DESCRIPTION

                  CHILD FILE vorderhead
                 CHILD ALIAS
                 DESCRIPTION

                  CHILD FILE vorderline
                 CHILD ALIAS
                 DESCRIPTION
                  CHILD FILE vcustomerrh
                 CHILD ALIAS
                 DESCRIPTION

                  CHILD FILE vcustomerrd
                 CHILD ALIAS
                 DESCRIPTION

                  CHILD FILE vcustno
                 CHILD ALIAS
                 DESCRIPTION

                  CHILD FILE

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