Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Objectives
Explain the 4 types of display screens Show how the various screens interrelate
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What is a Minicomputer?
Size
Speed Users
What is a Minicomputer?
Size
Speed
Users
PC
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Mid Range
Mainframe
AS/400 History
1969 1975 1977 1978 System 3 S/32 S/34 S/38
Architecture Productivity Features New Features
1983
S/36
Ease of use Features
1988
AS/400
2001
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iSeries
So what is an AS/400?
Software Architecture
User
AS/400
Application Software
Application software
management
Operating System
Programmer
Interfaces directly with system hardware Often stored on read-only chips Provides a buffer between application code and hardware
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Emulation Software
Allows a PC to operate as an AS/400 workstation There are many products available that allow AS/400 sessions on a PC
They usually provide (at least) a Windows frame with common Windows functions:
Cut/paste Display
Signing On
Sign On System . . . . . : Subsystem . . . . : Display . . . . . : User . . . . . . Password . . . . Program/procedure Menu . . . . . . Current library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ S1010045 QINTER QPADEV0012
e.g. INTROXX
Your password will not appear when you type it Press Enter
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Main Menu
MAIN Select one of the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. User tasks Office tasks General system tasks Files, libraries, and folders Programming Communications Define or change the system Problem handling Display a menu Information Assistant options Client Access tasks AS/400 Main Menu System: Memphis
90. Sign off Selection or command ===> _________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant F23=Set initial menu
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Selection or command ===> _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant F23=Set initial menu
Menu Screens
System Menus
System menus have an ID in the upper left corner of the screen You can access system menus:
With
Through
Utility Menus
Utility menus are accessed by starting a utility program. Two ways to start a utility program:
Information Screens
Header
Body
Function keys
MAIN AS/400 Main Menu .............................................................................. : AS/400 Main Menu - Help : : : : The AS/400 Main (MAIN) menu allows you to select the general task : : you want to do. : : : : How to Use a Menu : : : : To select a menu option, type the option number and press Enter. : : : : To run a command, type the command and press Enter. For assistance : : in selecting a command, press F4 (Prompt) without typing anything. : : For assistance in entering a command, type the command and press F4 : : (Prompt). To see a previous command you entered, press F9 : : (Retrieve). : : : : To go to another menu, use the Go to Menu (GO) command. Type GO : : followed by the menu ID, then press the Enter key. For example, to : : More... : : F3=Exit help F10=Move to top F11=InfoSeeker F12=Cancel : : F13=Information Assistant F14=Print help : : : :............................................................................:
Information Screens
Information screens display helpful text Information screen text can include:
How Error
to instructions
Monitoring
information
Entry Screens
Header
Copy File (CPYF) Type choices, press Enter. From file . . . . . . Library . . . . . . To file . . . . . . . Library . . . . . . From member . . . . . To member or label . . Replace or add records Create file . . . . . Print format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . __________ *LIBL __________ *LIBL *FIRST *FIRST *NONE *NO *CHAR Name Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB Name, *PRINT Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB Name, generic*, *FIRST, *ALL Name, *FIRST, *FROMMBR *NONE, *ADD, *REPLACE... *NO, *YES *CHAR, *HEX
Body
Bottom F12=Cancel
Field Descriptions
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Entry Screens
Allow you to send information and instructions to the system Also called prompt screens Tab key moves the cursor between entry fields
List Screens
Header
List type . . . . . . .
Work with Libraries Using PDM *ALL Position to . . . . . ___________ 4=Delete 9=Save 5=Display 10=Restore ...
Options
Body Command line Function keys
Type options, press Enter. 2=Change 3=Copy 7=Rename 8=Display description Opt Library YOURLIB01 __ YOURLIB02 __ YOURLIB03 __ YOURLIB04 __ YOURLIB05 __ YOURLIB06 Type *PROD *PROD *PROD *PROD *PROD *PROD Text
Bottom Parameters or command ===> _________________________________________________________________________ F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F6=Create F9=Retrieve F10=Command entry F23=More options F24=More keys
Message area
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List Screens
Menu options
GO CL commands
Files
Option 1
Screen Interface
Main Menu F3 F12 Files, Libraries, and Folders F12 Files
Go Main
F12
F3 Work with Files (WRKF) F12 Work with Files
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More Means the screen continues Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to see the next screen
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On-line Help
F1 Contextual
General
help
Screen Function
Header
Message ID . . . . . . : Date sent . . . . . . :
Message . . . . :
Cause . . . . . : Control language (CL) program ORDERRPT in library YOURLIBXX detected an error at statement number 100. Message text for CPF2103 is: Library YOURLIBXX already exists in library list. Recovery . . . : This inquiry message can be avoided by changing the program. Monitor for the error (MONMSG command) and perform error recovery within the program. To continue, choose a reply value. Possible choices for replying to message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : C -- Cancel the CL program. D -- Dump the CL program variables and cancel the CL program. I -- Ignore the failing command. R -- Try the failing command again. Bottom Press Enter to continue. F3=Exit F6=Print F9=Display message details F10=Display messages in job log F12=Cancel F21=Select assistance level
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Points to Remember
The AS/400 is a midrange computer geared toward ease of use and application systems The simplest way to execute functions on the AS/400 is through the screen interface system The AS/400 is one of the easiest to use and most cost effective computers ever produced
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