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What is PROMPT?
Under the IBM SAA/CUA standards, PROMPT is defined as:
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User is working from an entry panel. They tab the cursor into the company number field and use the prompt function key:
No Format DEMO01 Demonstration Panel Specify the following and press enter. Account number . . . . . ______________ Account type . . . . . . __________ Company number . . . . . _____ Transaction amount . . . ____________
A pop-up window of all allowable company numbers is displayed. The user selects the desired (company 03) by placing the selection cursor on it and pressing enter:
No Format DEMO01 Demonstration Panel ........................... Specify the following and press e: COMP01 Companies : : : Account number . . . . . _____ : Number Description : : 01 ACME ENGINEERING : Account type . . . . . . _____ : 02 CONSOLIDATED ENG : : 03 ACME WELDING : Company number . . . . . ___ : 04 DESIGN INC. : : : Transaction amount . . . _____ :.........................:
The pop-up disappears and the selected company number is placed into the company number field just as if the user had keyed the value in:
No Format DEMO01 Demonstration Panel Specify the following and press enter. Account number . . . . . ______________ Account type . . . . . . __________ Company number . . . . . 03___ Transaction amount . . . ____________
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