Use to set page and field properties for the new page. The steps include creating page identification regions, specifying dynamic areas of the page, including a status line on the new interface, and assigning various field properties such as name, html control, data type, and choice lists.
Menu Selections
Cut
Removes the currently selected page identification region or dynamic region from the screen and places it on the Windows Clipboard. The text on the screen is not removed.
Copy
Copies the currently selected page identification region or dynamic region and places it on the Windows Clipboard. The text on screen is not copied.
Paste
Inserts the page identification region or dynamic region from the Windows Clipboard to the selected location on the screen. Existing text is not modified. Keep in mind the following rules:
You can paste a page identification region entirely within an input field, but it cannot partially overlap an input field.
A dynamic region cannot overlap dynamic region or input fields.
If a region with the same name as the pasted one already exists on the screen, the pasted region is given the same name with a number added at the end.
If a region with the same name does not exist, the pasted region keeps the name of the one it was cut or copied from.
Delete
Deletes the currently selected page identification region or dynamic region. The text on screen is not removed.
Add Page Identification Region
Establishes a selected group of text on the screen as a page identification region and associates a name with the region. This region or set of regions is used in subsequent processes to uniquely identify the screen.
This region is not visible to the user. As a result, if an MCP program uses one form that varies from user to user, each version of the screen must be captured and have a unique region or set of regions associated with that version of the screen.
Add Dynamic Region
Establishes a selected dynamic region of the screen and associates a name with the region when the dynamic information of the MCP application should appear on the new interface.
This dynamic region or regions are used in subsequent processes to locate the dynamic information. These areas are used by the application to display variant data, but are not changeable or transmittable by the end user.
Add Dynamic Region Array
Displays the Dynamic Region Array dialog box.
Create a dynamic region array with the data that is in the selected screen area. Each line of the selected screen area is one dynamic region, and the data on the line is one item in the array. The maximum size of the dynamic region depends on the amount of available space on the screen.
Add Repeating Region
Makes copies of the currently selected dynamic region and adds them on the page under the current region.
Each additional region is given the same name as the original region, with a number added to the end. You can change the location of the additional regions on the page by modifying the column, height, and row properties, or drag the fields to new locations after you build a project.
Include Screen Status Line
When selected, indicates whether the status line of the MCP application appears on the new interface.
Tasks
Go to Procedure 3 - Adding Runtime Information to the Server Message in Creating a T27 Data Source Project.