Chapter 3-2: Getting Started

Input Keymaps

The specific keys users press to perform each input-related activity is installation-specific. The key on the keyboard (or other input device) that controls each operation and option is mapped according to the devices at your installation. The resulting keymap tells APPX which keys control which operations. Refer to your system administrator for information about establishing customized keymaps in APPX.

The Data Entry Keymap

The data entry keymap provides capabilities relevant to entering, displaying, and manipulating information on the screen. For input processes, the user is always in the data entry keymap.

In the data entry keymap, only items that have an entry level less than or equal to the current entry level are visible and modifiable on the screen. For example, when APPX first displays the screen, only items with an entry level of 1 are visible. After the user selects return, the items for entry level 2 become visible. This process continues until the entry levels for all items on the image are complete.

You can also establish that an item associated with a specific entry level is non-modifiable either by completing specifications in the image editor, or by explicitly defining a NO INPUT statement.

APPX Application Design Manual (01/13/03)

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