Initializing a Map

This section describes how to define the settings (profile) for a new map or help map.

When you select the function Initialize New Map or Initialize a New Help Map, the first screen to be invoked is the Define Map Settings screen shown in the example below:

13:14:20               Define Map Settings for MAP                   2014-07-14
                                                                               
 Delimiters           Format                         Context                   
 -----------------    ---------------------------    --------------------------
 Cls Att CD  Del      Page Size ...... 31            Device Check .... ________
  T   D      BLANK    Line Size ...... 79            WRITE Statement   _       
  T   I      ?        Column Shift ... 0 (0/1)       INPUT Statement   X       
  A   D      _        Layout ......... ________      Help  ____________________
  A   I      )         dynamic ....... N (Y/N)        as field default N (Y/N) 
  A   N      ^        Zero Print ..... N (Y/N)                                 
  M   D      &        Case Default ... UC (UC/LC)                              
  M   I      :        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

The sections contained in the Define Map Settings screen are described in the following section.

• Delimiters

• Format

• Context

• Filler Characters

Delimiters

The Delimiters section of the Define Map Settings screen displays the default delimiters that apply to the current map.

A delimiter is used to assign characteristics to a field. Field characteristics are the class (for example, input/output field), attribute (for example, typeface) and color settings of a field.

Each class, attribute and color setting is denoted by a one- or two-letter code. For example, the letter code A identifies an input field, the letter I identifies intensified. Class, attribute and color can be combined in a delimiter character. A delimiter character, for example, specifies a field as an input field (letter code A) and intensified (letter code I). In the example screen above, the delimiter character for this combination (letter codes A and I) is the right parenthesis ( ) ).

A delimiter character is a non-alphabetical character that is prefixed to the field in the map editing area. (See also Defining Map Fields for examples of delimiter usage.) To display or modify the class, attribute and color settings assigned to a field by a delimiter character, use the extended field editing function described in the relevant section. Any non-alphabetical character can be defined as a delimiter character - except the control character for terminal commands, the control character for map commands and the decimal notation character.

Letter codes and delimiter characters can be entered in the columns Cls (Class), Att (Attribute), CD (Color Definition) and Del (Delimiter) or in the editing section provided by the extended field editing function.

To change the default delimiter settings for the current map

• In the Delimiters section, in the columns Cls, Att, CD and/or Del, overwrite a value with the value required, or, in a blank column, enter a value.

To change the default delimiter settings for the current session

• Before you initialize a map, on the Edit Map screen, in the Profiles field, replace the default map profile SYSPROF by the name of the profile you created earlier with the function Maintenance of Profiles & Devices (see Functions in the Edit Map Menu).

  The profile SYSPROF can only be modified by the Natural system administrator.

The table below lists and explains all valid letter codes for class, attribute and color that can be entered in the columns Cls (Class), Att (Attribute) and CD (Color Definition) or in the extended field editing section.

Valid letter codes for classes, attributes and colors are:

Format

The following map format settings can be used:

Context

The following map context settings can be used:

Filler Characters

Filler characters can be assigned to indicate whether information for a field is mandatory and whether the field must be completely filled:

Filler characters can also be defined for individual fields using the extended field editing function (see the relevant section). For definition of field types, see also the session parameter AD described in the Parameter Reference documentation.