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Screen Design Aid

  • SDA ia a tool which help us to design screen in AS400

  • Explain the relationship between display files and DDS source members

  • Show the advantages of using SDA over DDS to define and test screens

  • Define a screen using SDA

  • Test a screen using SDA

  • Create a menu

Designing a Simple Record Format

Designing a simple record format 

Steps:

  • Type STRSDA on command Line

  • Take option 1 - Design Screens

  • Enter Source physical file, library and member(Screen to be designed) name.

  • Provide the name of record format.

  • in the field Type- RECORD represents Simple record format.

 

After Pressing enter we can see a blank screen.

Enter all required text and field.

Use below formula for data type and Field Usage

Field Type         Input                  OutPut              Both

Character          +I(n)                   +O(n)               +B(n)

Numeric            +3(n)                  +6(n)                +9(n)

 

Here n is length of the field.

 

In order to fetch system  value use below command

*Time - time

*Date - Date

*User -User

*Sysname - System Name

Few short cuts:

AC  Centers the field

B  Blink

H  Highlight

R   Reverse Image

U  Underline

CB  Blue

CG  Green

CP  Pink

CR  Red

CT  Turquoise

CW  White

CY   Yellow

*  Select Field Keywords Screen

Simple Record Format Screen
Sub File Screen
A sample Footer screen using Simple record format concept
Window Sub File Screen
Points to Remember

  • SDA allows you to define and create screens and menus

  • SDA creates DDS specifications and display file objects

  • Display files can be “tested”

  • When changing a screen definition, you must recompile all programs that use the screen

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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