HP 3000 Manuals

HP Data Entry and Forms Management System (VPLUS/V)

Options 

Command          Must state MOVE, ADD, RENAME, or DELETE. DELETE must be
                 spelled out; the other commands may be abbreviated.

Field or Range   Name(s) or numbers(s) of the field(s).  A slash (/)
                 indicates a range:  valid for MOVE or DELETE only.  Any
                 field may be deleted.

                 You can ADD only a single field at a time; it may not
                 already exist on the ARB and it must conform to FORMSPEC
                 naming rules.  You may add a field that does not exist
                 on the associated form.  This "filler" field will have
                 an ARB default length of 1 byte, and ARB type of CHAR;
                 screen length is zero and screen type is blank.  Fillers
                 are marked with a "+" on the Restructure ARB Menu.

                 To RENAME a field, enter the name of an existing field,
                 and enter the new name of the field in DESTINATION.
                 "Live" fields exist on both form and ARB; "filler"
                 fields exist on the ARB only.  The following defaults
                 apply to renamed ARB fields:

                  *  Live name changed to live name (new ARB field has
                     corresponding field on the form):  new ARB field
                     length and type derived algorithmically from the
                     length and type of the corresponding field on the
                     form.

                  *  Filler name changed to live name(new ARB field has
                     corresponding field on the form):  new ARB field
                     length and type derived algorithmically from the
                     length and type of the corresponding field on the
                     form.

                  *  Live name changed to filler name(new ARB field has
                     no corresponding field on the form):  new field
                     retains length and type of old ARB, and screen
                     length becomes zero and type blank.

                  *  Filler name changed to filler name(new ARB field has
                     no corresponding field on the form):  new field
                     retains length and type of old ARB, and screen
                     length remains zero and type blank.

7.     When you have finished modifying the field order on the ARB, press ARB MENU to
       return to the ARB Menu, or MAIN/RESUME to go back to the Main Menu.

8.     To change the length or data type of an ARB field, type MOD on the ARB Menu.
       The ARB Field menu is displayed.


          Figure 3-25f.  ARB Field Menu 

This screen allows you to scroll through all the fields in the ARB and
change their length and data type if required.


NOTE  You can change only the ARB field type and length.  To change the
      characteristics of the field on the form, you must use the FORMSPEC
      Field Menu (see figure 3-22).  If you use this menu to change the
      length or type of a field on the form, the corresponding screen
      length and screen type of the field in the ARB will be changed
      accordingly, but the ARB length and ARB type will remain the same.

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation