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Some
Messaging command prompt screens have data entry fields into which
you enter values, such as machine names. Other fields are display-only
fields. You cannot enter data into display-only fields.
This section contains information about how to move between the
data entry fields and how to successfully enter data into the fields.
The topics in this section are organized as follows:
Moving between data entry fields
The Screen navigation
key descriptions table shows the keys that are used to move
between data entry fields within a screen.
Table: Screen navigation key descriptions
| Key |
Purpose |
| Tab and Return |
Moves the cursor to the next field
on the current screen in a left-to-right, top-to-bottom order.
From the last field on a screen, this moves the cursor to the
first field on the same screen. |
| Shift+Tab |
Moves the cursor to the previous field
on the current screen in a right-to-left, bottom-to-top order.
From the first field on a screen, this moves the cursor to the
last field on the same screen. |
| Backspace |
Deletes the last character entered
into the field and moves the cursor backward one position. |
| Delete |
Might delete all entries on a screen.
Use Delete only if specifically mentioned on the screen, for
example:
Press Delete to Cancel.
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| Home |
Moves the cursor to the beginning of
the current field. |
| End |
Moves the cursor to the end of the
current field. |
| F4 (Clear Field) |
Clears the current field. |
| F6 (Choices) |
Displays a menu listing the valid values,
if any, for a field. You can select from the menu entries to
populate that field. |
Entering data
When a screen is activated, the cursor is
positioned at the beginning of the first data-entry field. The data
entry fields have limits to the number of characters you can enter,
depending on the nature of the field. Generally, the length of the
field corresponds to the maximum number of characters allowed for
that field. To obtain this information, position the cursor in a
data entry field and press F6 (Choices). If you type invalid information
into a field, the system displays a help message containing information
to help clarify the required input.
Some data entry fields are optional, while
others require you to enter a value before saving the information
to the system database. If you try to save information entered into
a screen without entering all of the required information, the system
displays a help message noting the missing information.
You can reuse a screen once information entered
on it has been saved. When you type a character into the first position
of a field, the previous contents of the field are cleared and the
new characters are entered into it.
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