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

Chapter 2 51
Entering Data with ENTRY
Viewing and Modifying Data
Viewing and Modifying Data
You can view and modify data written to a batch file in data collection mode by using
Browse/Modify mode.
Invoking Browse/Modify Mode
If you are currently in Data Collection mode, press BROWSE to invoke Browse/Modify mode.
If you have exited from ENTRY, run the program again. When the forms file menu appears
on the screen, enter the name of the forms file used to enter the data and the name of the
batch file to which the data was collected. ENTRY displays the next form in which you can
enter data. To enter Browse/Modify mode in order to view data already entered, press
BROWSE.
When you press
BROWSE, the data in the last record of the batch file to which data has
been written is displayed. If you then press
PREV REC, a previous record appears. You can
also press
NEXT REC to display the next record in a forward direction. Of course, you can
only view data that has already been entered.
You can press
FIRST REC to display the data from the first record in the batch file. Then
you can press
NEXT REC to proceed sequentially through the records in the batch file. You
can continue to press
NEXT REC until you have viewed each record in the file that contains
data. When the last form with data has been displayed, pressing
NEXT REC displays the
following message:
There are no more batch records
If you press PREV REC after displaying the first form, ENTRY responds with:
There are no previous records
Resuming Data Collection
You can press COLLECT at any time to return to data collection mode. The next form in
sequence appears. You can then continue to enter data into the batch file that you have
been reviewing in Browse/Modify mode.
NOTE The BROWSE and COLLECT keys are physically the same f7 function key. In
data collection mode, the key is called BROWSE; in Browse/Modify mode it is
called COLLECT.
Viewing Data
When you browse the data in the batch file using PREV REC or NEXT REC, the selected form
appears with data previously entered at the keyboard or generated by the system. That is,
you see the form with calculated data as well as the entered data exactly as it appeared
when you pressed
Enter.
Only one record of data from the batch file appears on the screen with each selection of
PREV REC or NEXT REC. If the data originates from a set of appended forms, the forms and