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Moving Between Screens
There are two ways to move from one NMMGR screen to another. One way is
to use the function keys present on one screen to select and move to
another screen in a progression. The second way is to enter a path name
in the command window to move directly to a specified screen.
Moving with Function Keys
When you are creating a configuration file, you will generally traverse
downward on one of the configuration branches until you have completed
configuration for a subsystem.
Normally, you will make selections or enter data into the lowest level
data screens of a branch before moving to another branch. You may need
to transfer only to screens directly above or below your current screen
in the structure. This is generally accomplished by pressing the
appropriate function key
Branching
Branching is a method you can use to go directly to a particular screen,
rather than traveling through every screen in a branch to get to that
screen.
Direct Path Branching.
You can use direct path branching to transfer from any NMMGR screen to
any screen having a path name in one of the subsystem branches. To use
this feature, you must be familiar with the tree structure of the
configuration file. You enter @pathname in the command window to cause
NMMGR to transfer you to the screen at the end of the specified
path name. For example, when configuring SNA, you could enter
@SNANODE.PU3000E in the command window to see the LUs configured for the
node PU3000E. The path name for each subsystem configuration screen is
displayed in the Path field of each screen.
Brother Branching.
Screens that share a common parent screen are referred to as brothers.
If you are working in a screen with one or more brothers, you can use the
NEXT command to transfer to the next brother screen. This feature is
called brother branching.
For example, the unguided NS configuration screen called NETXPORT
Configuration has three subscreens, or children, referred to here by
their path names:
NETXPORT.GLOBAL,
NETXPORT.GPROT, and
NETXPORT.NI.
These three screens are brothers. To transfer directly from one of these
screens to its brother without going back through the parent screen you
would simply type NEXT in the command window and press [ENTER].
The command would look like this:
Command: NEXT
The screens are visited in the order their names appear on the parent
screen. Typing NEXT in the command window will transfer you to the next
brother as long as one exists. When the last brother screen is reached,
typing NEXT will transfer you to the first brother screen. Typing NEXT
has no effect on the prior screen list.