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

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INTRODUCTION TO FORMS DESIGN
USING FORMSPEC TO CREATE AN ARB
Figure 3-25. Menu Sequence for ARB Feature
Setting Up the Data Type Conversion Record
The data type conversion record allows the forms designer to define the default values for
screen and ARB data types. You must define these values, even if you only press
ENTER to
accept FORMSPEC's preset defaults, shown in Figure 3-27. You will probably want to
replace some, if not all, of these defaults with your own.
Set up the data type conversion record by following these steps:
1. Make sure you are at the FORMSPEC Main Menu and select G for "Go to Globals
Menu". when you press
ENTER, the Globals Menu is displayed.
FORMSPEC
Main Menu
FORMSPEC
Main Menu
Globals
Menu
Data Type
Conversion Menu
Save Fields
ARB Menu
Enter
Enter
Enter
Enter
Main Menu
Select
“Globals
Menu”
Select
“Define Data
Conversions”
Set data type
Conversion
defaults
Select
“ARB
Menu”
ARB
ARB
Layout Menu
Field Menu
Generate a
new ARB
Delete
an ARB
Change ARB field
length and data type
add a
field
move
a field
rename
a field
delete
a field
GEN
RES
DEL
MOD