About Buttons

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About Buttons

There are two kinds of buttons in a RAMP application, Framework buttons and 5250 buttons.

Framework Buttons

Framework buttons are set for destination screens in the screen's RAMP definition:

 

You should use Framework buttons on all destination screens. Button display on junction and special screens is irrelevant because these screens are not shown.

When executing the Framework as a Designer, design-time buttons are also shown to help with development tasks:

 

5250 Buttons

5250 buttons are the buttons which are part of the modernized 5250 application:

 

By default on all destination screens the 5250 buttons are hidden. The display of the 5250 buttons is controlled by the SHOW_5250_BUTTONS() and HIDE_5250_BUTTONS() functions:

 

By default the 5250 buttons are shown in unknown and undefined screens. This behavior is controlled by the special Unknown form definition: