Access
To display, create or modify the general characteristics of a transaction template of the current application area, select the corresponding option in the context-sensitive menu (or the equivalent button) in the Transaction templates tab of the Object manager.
Data entry
Name
Name of the transaction template.
This name must be a valid transaction template name (as defined by IBM), unique among the names of transaction templates in the environment.
Length: 15 characters maximum.
Mandatory entry.
Description
Description clearly identifying the transaction template.
Length: 50 characters maximum.
Mandatory entry.
Radio buttons
Visibility
The visibility of a transaction template can be either public or private. Only the owner of the transaction template, or a software engineer with modification authorities, can change the visibility.
A public transaction template cannot be changed into a private transaction template if it is attached to more than one application area.
In creation mode, the visibility is by default set to public.
Lists
Type
Available types: Full screen, Adelia window, IBM window with pos (with default positioning), or IBM window without pos (without default positioning).
This field cannot be modified if a window border exists on the layout.
Default: "Full screen".
Mandatory entry.
Size
The size is 24 lines/80 columns, 27 lines/132 columns or Mixed.
Default: "24 lines/80 columns".
Mandatory entry.
Buttons
Display/Assign
This button opens a dialog box displaying the list of management rules assigned to the transaction template and the list of available management rules which can be assigned to the transaction template.
Sequence
This button opens a dialog box displaying the list of management rules assigned to the transaction template, in order to resequence this list by modifying the sequence numbers of the listed management rules.
This button is not active in display mode.
Information
This button opens a dialog box displaying information on the current transaction template, such as the name of the software engineer-owner, the dates and times of creation and modification.
Comments
This button opens a dialog box for entering a comment text which will be associated with the current transaction template.
Enter/Create/Modify (validation)
The Enter button (in display mode) closes the dialog box.
The Create button (in creation mode) or Modify button (in modification mode) validates the dialog box.
The various fields of the dialog box are verified. If all are valid, the transaction template definition is updated in the database before the box is closed; otherwise, an error message is displayed.
Cancel
This button closes the dialog box without validating the choices made.
Keyboard shortcut: Esc.