Reusing the Layout of a Map

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# Reusing the Layout of a Map

In this session, you will create a map by using the layout of another map.

To create a map from a map layout

1. From the Edit Map menu, execute the Initialize new Map function to create a map with the name `MAP003`.

2. On the Define Map Settings for MAP screen, change Page Size to `60`, mark WRITE Statement, unmark INPUT Statement, and enter `MAP002` next to Layout.

3. Press ENTER.

   The map settings now look as follows:

       16:57:39               Define Map Settings for MAP                   2007-12-14

        Delimiters           Format                         Context
        -----------------    ---------------------------    --------------------------
        Cls Att CD  Del      Page Size ...... 60            Device Check .... ________
         T   D      BLANK    Line Size ...... 79            WRITE Statement   X
         T   I      ?        Column Shift ... 0 (0/1)       INPUT Statement   _
                             Layout ......... MAP002__      Help  ____________________
                              dynamic ....... N (Y/N)        as field default N (Y/N)
                             Zero Print ..... N (Y/N)
                             Case Default ... UC (UC/LC)
                             Manual Skip .... N (Y/N)       Automatic Rule Rank  1
         O   D      +        Decimal Char ... .             Profile Name .... SYSPROF
         O   I      (        Standard Keys .. N (Y/N)
                             Justification .. L (L/R)       Filler Characters
                             Print Mode ..... __            ------------------------
                                                            Optional, Partial ....
                             Control Var .... ________      Required, Partial ....
                                                            Optional, Complete ...
                                                            Required, Complete ...

       Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
             Help        Exit                                                  Let

4. Press ENTER.

   The map editing screen appears with the layout of map MAP002.

5. Delete `CITY:(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX` by using the field command `.T`.

6. Move the second of the remaining output fields to the position shown below by using the field command `.M`.

   The screen then looks as follows:

       Ob _                                    Ob D CLS ATT  DEL    CLS ATT  DEL
       .                                       .     T  D    Blnk    T  I    ?
       .                                       .
       .                                       .
       .                                       .                     O  D    +
       .                                       .     O  I    (
       .                                       .
       001   --010---+----+----+---030---+----+----+---050---+----+----+---070---+----
       NAME:(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX             (XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

       Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
             Help  Mset  Exit  Test  Edit  --    -     +     Full  <     >     Let

7. Insert the text `FIRST NAME:` into the line as shown below:

       Ob _                                    Ob D CLS ATT  DEL    CLS ATT  DEL
       .                                       .     T  D    Blnk    T  I    ?
       .                                       .
       .                                       .
       .                                       .                     O  D    +
       .                                       .     O  I    (
       .                                       .
       001   --010---+----+----+---030---+----+----+---050---+----+----+---070---+----
       NAME:(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX FIRST NAME: (XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

       Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
             Help  Mset  Exit  Test  Edit  --    -     +     Full  <     >     Let

8. Press PF3.

   The Edit Map menu appears.

9. `STOW` map MAP003 by using the appropriate menu function.

You can now proceed with Invoking a Map with WRITE USING MAP.