FTU Initial Parameter Properties

ENTER REQUIRED SYSTEM NAME

You must make a valid entry in this property. This entry might be a command, a file name, or the name of a translatable application.

Valid FTU command values are shown in the following table.

Command

Effect

Comments

:HELP

Provides online help information for the current screen

:H and the SPCFY key are synonymous.

:X

Initiates an FTU run to report on differences and/or merge existing translations

Refer to Retaining Translations Over New Releases.

:R

Refreshes the Welcome Screen

 

:E

Terminates the FTU session

:B, :Q, :T are other forms of FTU termination.

Valid translatable file and system names are shown in the following table.

To Translate …

Enter …

Generated user application screens or ROC, and user captions/Segment attributes

system ON pack

Utility screens, and add new screens for other than Primary language

NGEN28/UTILITY/LINCFORM ON pack

ROC screens, and add new screens for other than Primary language, or ROC captions/Segment attributes (Master Copy)

NGEN28/1/LGLOBALFORMS ON pack

ROC, and user captions/Segment attributes only (for built applications)

system/ MULTILANG ONpack

ROC, and user captions/Segment attributes only (Master Copy)

NGEN28/1/LGLOBAL MULTILANG ON pack

ENTER THE SYSTEM USERCODE

Use this property to enter the usercode for the application. This value defaults to your CANDE or COMS usercode.

VIEW/MODIFY USER LANGUAGES

Use this property as shown in the following table.

Enter

To …

Comments

Y

  • View user languages

  • Alter language positions

  • Delete languages (except Primary)

  • Add languages

Addition of languages is only required for ROC screens, captions, or Segment attributes, and only when their language positions are later need to be altered.

N or a space

Omit viewing/modifying user languages

This is the default value.

TRANSLATE SCREEN FORMATS

Use this property as shown in the following table.

Enter

To …

Comments

Y

Translate screen formats

If the System Multilanguage option is set, the selected System screens is shown.

N or a space

Omit translation of screen layouts

This is the default value.

TRANSLATE GLOBAL SDS

Use this property as shown in the following table.

Enter

To …

Comments

Y

Translate Segment attributes

If the System Multilanguage option is set, the Segment AttributeTranslation menu is shown after the System screens.

N or a space

Omit translation of Segment attributes

This is the default value.

Refer to Translating Segment Attributes Using FTU for more information.

TRANSLATE DAD

Use this property as shown in the following table:

Enter

To …

Comments

Y

Translate Captions

If the System Multilanguage option is set, the Caption translation menu is shown after System screens and Segment attribute translation (if chosen).

N or a space

Omit translation of Captions

This is the default value.

Refer to Translating Captions Using FTU for more information.