2 3 4 Extended Copy or Reference Field Options

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2.3.4 Extended Copy or Reference Field Options

The Reference or Copy Field Extended Options screen which is presented only if the new field has been successfully created and has been copied from an existing data dictionary field, or refers to an existing data dictionary field, looks like this:

 

 DC@P100101            Display Data Dictionary Field                  

                                                                      

 Field name                  : BBBBBBBBBB                             

 Type (A,P,S) / Keybd shift  : B / B                                  

 Length / total digits       : 999                                    

 Number of decimal p .......................................          

 Reference field     :      Copy Field Extended Options    :          

                     :                                     :          

 Description       ( : Use cursor to select copy option(s) :          

 Label             ( :  Copy help text                     :          

 Column headings   ( :  Copy all Rules/Triggers            :          

                     :  Selectively copy Rules/Triggers    :          

                     :  Copy multilingual definitions      :          

 Output attributes l :                                     : BBBB BBBB

 Input attributes li : Then use cursor to initiate action  : BBBB BBBB

 Edit code / Edit wo :  Perform selected copy requests     :          

 Default value       :  Cancel request                     :          

 Optional alias name :F1=Help   Fnn=Cancel   F14=Messages  :          

 System field        :.....................................:          

 Prompting process/function : BBBBBBBBBB / BBBBBBB                    

                                                                      

 Fnn=Help  Fnn=Exit  Fnn=Cancel  Fnn=Messages  Fnn=Change  Fnn=Delete 

 

 

 

Using the Display Data Dictionary Field screen you can:

  • Use the cursor firstly to select any of the displayed options.
  • Use the cursor to specify whether to perform the selected copy requests or to cancel the request.