Access display records

A displayscreen record defines the attributes of a screen and provides the user with access to the individual records for options and events. Use the vertical scroll bar to view the entire form.

All Service Manager applications using rio or fdisp panels have been converted with the display.cv utility before being shipped to you. The displayscreen records have been created and hard-coded into RAD applications, which search for the applicable Screen ID when called.

RAD programmers who write custom applications for their enterprise will need to create new displayscreen records. Non-RAD licensee's can add display screens to support specific scripts because the display screen name is specified within the script record and is not hard coded in RAD.

The existing displayscreen records are powerful tools for controlling the display attributes of certain forms within your system. Knowing which Screen ID is attached to a form is vital if you are to take full advantage of the features offered by the Display application.

Set the various display options in the displayoption file. Display options can appear in the More Actions menu, as buttons in the toolbar, and as F–keys.
Option numbers less than (<) 200 in GUI mode appear as buttons. Option numbers greater than(>) 200 appear in the More Actions menu.

Note: Option numbers between 4001 and 4099 and over 32,000 are reserved for system use.

RAD applications can be called from Options Definition records. Access the Options Definition record from any displayscreen record:

• Click on the Ellipses button for a record list of all options.
• Click on a numbered option button for individual displayoption records.