RAMP-TSAD03: Special Field Handling
RAMP’s special field handling (prompting) allows you to add features and value to your existing 5250 screens. The special field handlers are Visual LANSA forms which execute on the PC allowing you to create functionality that would not be possible in a 5250 application.
Typically features can be added to many different 5250 screens by a just a single definition and naming standard.
Objectives
- Demonstrate the features of automated prompting
To achieve this objective, you will complete the following steps:
RAMP-TSAD03 Step 1. Understand What Makes the Prompter Appear
RAMP-TSAD03 Step 2. Being smarter with HANDLE_PROMPT()
RAMP-TSAD03 Step 3. Handler Styles
RAMP-TSAD03 Step 4. Generic Handler Association
RAMP-TSAD03 Step 5. Generically Associating Date Fields with Date Picker
RAMP-TSAD03 Step 6. Dynamic Handler Association
RAMP-TSAD03 Step 7. Communicating with a Handler
RAMP-TSAD03 Step 8. What to Do When Things Do Not Work
Before You Begin
In order to complete this tutorial, you must have completed the core tutorials RAMP-TS001 - RAMP-TS015.