HP Data Entry and Forms Management System (VPLUS) Reference Manual (32209-90024)

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VPLUS Overview
Product Overview
Figure 1-3. FORMSPEC Screen Design
Simple Editing
You can edit each field of a form by using the Field Menus. Figure 1-4. is a typical Field
Menu example, which shows the various field attributes in the highlighted fields. This
menu displays the field name and length determined by the form design. The menu also
displays the data type, field enhancements, and the field type, any of which you can change
by typing a new value over the displayed value. You can also assign the field a new name
by which it is subsequently referenced, and you can specify an initial value for the field.
Field Name This parameter enables you to assign a field name longer than that
assigned during form design. This is useful, because during form design, an identifier for
each field typed within the field limits the field name to the length of the field.
Field Enhancement VPLUS displays each field in half bright, inverse video (code=HI)
unless you change the value for the enhancement parameter on the Field Menu (or in the
Globals Menu). Other enhancements, underline, blinking, color, and security can combine
with or replace the default enhancements, or you can eliminate field enhancements
altogether. (Only some terminals support color and security. Refer to "Supported Terminals
Features" in appendix G for more information.)
Field Type This attribute controls how data is entered in the field. For example, if a field
must contain a value, simply change the field type from the default value O (optional) to R
(required) as shown in Figure 1-4. If a user then does not enter data in the field, an error
message appears. If you want to prevent a user from entering data in the field because you
plan to use it only to display data, change the field type to D (display only). You can force a
field to be processed even if it is blank by changing the field type to P (process).
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