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User Interface [ ALLBASE/SQL Performance and Monitoring Guidelines ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


ALLBASE/SQL Performance and Monitoring Guidelines

User Interface 

The user interface consists of a main form which is a single table.  The
rows of the table contain all the fields of the employee record.  All the
fields are protected (i.e., display-only).  Seven function keys are
defined:

   *    SELECT, which causes display of a popup form asking for the
       department number.  This popup form itself has two function keys:
         OK and  CANCEL.  CANCEL cancels the SELECT and makes the popup
       form disappear.    OK selects the employees in the specified
       department and displays the rows in the main form after the popup
       form disappears.

   *    CURSOR_UP and  CURSOR_DOWN, which position the cursor on the
       desired row in the table.

   *    PAGE_UP and  PAGE_DOWN, which position the display table on the
       previous or next page of rows.

   *    DELETE, which deletes the current row.  The row disappears from
       the table, and all the following rows are shifted up by one.  A
       new row fills in the bottom of the table on the screen.

   *    UPDATE, which causes display of a popup form asking for the new
       values for the row.  The popup form itself has two function keys:
         OK and  CANCEL.  CANCEL cancels the UPDATE and makes the popup
       form disappear.    OK updates the employee specified and displays
       the rows in the main form after the popup form disappears.  If the
       department number has not been changed, the new value of the row
       is displayed under the cursor; otherwise, the screen is handled as
       in the case of deletions.



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