Modifying the Context-Sensitive Menu Descriptions of a Transaction Template

Lists

Options

List of the options already defined.

When an option is selected, its value and description are then displayed in the entry fields located above the list, where they can be modified.

The sequence  of options in the list can be modified.

Single-selection list.

Data entry

Value

Value of the option selected in the list. When this option is requested, specify the value of the variable associated with the subfile format.

Description

Description of the option selected in the list. Enter the text to be displayed in the context-sensitive menu option.

Description array

Guide word for the one-dimension array declared in the Adelia program's data environment. This array is used to define the context-sensitive menu's descriptions dynamically.

The number of elements in the array is set by the user according to the maximum number of options required in the context-sensitive menu.

Value array

Guide word for the one-dimension array declared in the Adelia program's data environment. This array is used to define the context-sensitive menu's values dynamically.

The value array and the description array are matched and must therefore contain the same number of elements. In other words, for a given element, the option code value and the menu description are associated.

Default value

Guide word for an alphanumeric variable declared in the Adelia program's data environment. This variable is used to define the context-sensitive menu's default value dynamically.

Click here to see an example.

Check boxes

Dflt (default)

Indicates whether the option currently modified is the context-sensitive menu's default option. There can only be one default option per context-sensitive menu.

Buttons

Add

This button adds a new option to the list.

This button is only active when both entry fields are filled in.

Modify

This button validates the modifications made in the entry fields and updates the list accordingly.

It is not active when no option is selected in the list.

Delete

This button deletes the option selected in the list from the context-sensitive menu.

It is not active when no option is selected in the list.

Clear

This button deletes all the options in the list from the context-sensitive menu.

It is not active when the list is empty.

Modify (validation)

This button validates the modifications made and closes the dialog box.

Cancel

This button closes the dialog box without validating the modifications made.

Keyboard shortcut: Esc.