Exploiting the New CUA Features of ISPF Dialog Manager

Objectives
On successful completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

• invoke Keylists
• create new CUA attributes
• create action bars and pull-downs
• create static and moveable pop-up windows
• create field level help
• Create Point and Shoot fields
• create scrollable areas and fields

Who Should Attend
IT professionals tasked with developing and maintaining ISPF applications within a TSO/E environment.
Prerequisites
Attendees should have a good working knowledge of TSO and REXX, and must also have attended the RSM course "Using ISPF Dialog Manager" or have equivalent experience.
Duration
2 days

Course Code
ITNF
Contents




Keylists
Key assignments; KEYS and KEYLIST commands; )PANEL statements and parameters; Keylist settings.


New Common User Access (CUA) attributes
All the attributes for CUA; mixing with traditional attributes; ATTR statement.


Action bars and pull-down choices
Action Bar navigation; ) ABC and PDC statements; )ABCINIT; )ABCPROC; actions taken using numbersor point and shoot; new parameters in )ATTR and )BODY sections.


Static and moveable pop-up windows
ADDPOP and REMPOP service; WINDOW command; sizing of pop-up windows; window titles.


Field level help
)HELP statement; fields and help panels; point and shoot action.


Point and Shoot fields
)PNTS statement; deciding which fields are point and shoot; new attributes in )ATTR; input, output or text fields.


Scrollable areas and fields
)AREA statement; sizing of the scrollable area; multiple scrollable areas per panel; use of ZVARS control variable; cursor positioning; scrollable definitions; )FIELD statement; scrollable parameters.