How to underline a Field in Output Map

jctgf · Active User Joined: 04 Nov 2006 Posts: 109

hi,

i work with sdf2

i defined a field in a map with the und (underlined) attribute

it works well when i test the map on sdf2

when i run the program, the field in the map doesn't show up underlined though

what would be the problem?

how to change an attribute value dynamically? could u guys provide an example?

thanks

William Thompson · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:02 am

Just a guess, I never used SDF (1 or 2) though I have installed it...grin... I learned the old way, harder, but when you have tightwad management,...

Maybe this will help:

jctgf · Active User Joined: 04 Nov 2006 Posts: 109

hi

could u could provide an example?

thanks

William Thompson · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:21 am

Ah, come on, what example? Have you checked the

jctgf · Active User Joined: 04 Nov 2006 Posts: 109

sdf runs under tso

it creates an assembler macro and a cobol copybook from the map u have defined

jc

William Thompson · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:44 am

Ya, I know what SDF generates, look a the macro definitions for the csect and look at the CICS Programming Reference in the appendix for some understanding of the BMS macros.

The perceived (by TSO and/or CICS) terminal definitions between two sub-systems CAN be different! Investigate that.

flyfort · New User Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 2

Hi Buddy ...

I have recently worked with CICS screens. I too had same Problem so what I did was programmatic when u know that the control has entered the Flow for the first time You move to the Output Attribute of the Map Variable like this

Suppose the Map Field to be SC-CTRY-CDE. So the Output Variable will be SC-CTRY-CDEO and Input will be SC-CTRY-CDEI.So what u can do is this

MOVE ALL '_' TO SC-CTRY-CDEO

and then Send the MAP. By doing this you will get Underlines in the CICS SCREEN output.This is the Best way as far as I know. Underlines in SDF only Signifies that this is th Area that will be available for the output variable of the Screen to Display. Like if the Screen Portion while designing MAP in SDSF looks like

COUNTRY CODE ____________
CURRENCY CODE ____________

It will never mean all _ will be there in Actual Display of Map by SEND MAP command.It means that area will be display for Country Code and Currency Code.

Hope that it Explains Enough. U can Shoot me any doubts for CICS screens.

UmeySan · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:55 pm

Hi !

By creating a Field in a Map the DFHMDF macro defines a field within a map that is defined by the DFHMDI macro. A map contains zero or more fields. For each field there is a DFHMDF macro-statement.

For underlining a Field, your parameter is
HILIGHT= UNDERLINE

As flyfort mentioned, for every field there are special generated declarations in the copybook. He had moved underscores in the OutputArea. But you could also change the Attribute-Byte of the mapfield.
This could be done by moving the adaquate Hex-string to the attribute-byte. Also there are standard BMS (BasicMappingSupport) attributes you could use. In your case it's DFHUNDLN.

Attention: I rember an APAR for a quiet similar situation:

CICS EXTENDED ATTRIBUTES OF BMS SCREENS LOST WHEN REDISPLAYED WHILE DEBUGGING

But i think that had been in summer-2004.

Regards, UmeySan

[fld] DFHMDF
[,POS={number | (line,column)}]
[,ATTRB=([{ASKIP | PROT | UNPROT[,NUM]}]
[,{BRT | NORM | DRK}]
[,DET]
[,IC]
[,FSET])]
[,COLOR={DEFAULT | color}]
[,JUSTIFY=([{LEFT | RIGHT}][,{BLANK | ZERO}])]
[{,INITIAL='char data' |
XINIT=hex data |
GINIT='graphic char data'}]
[,HILIGHT={OFF | BLINK | REVERSE | UNDERLINE}]
[,PS={BASE | psid}]
[,VALIDN=([MUSTFILL][,MUSTENTER][,TRIGGER])]
[,LENGTH=number]
[,GRPNAME=group-name | ,OCCURS=number]
[,PICIN='value']
[,PICOUT='value']
[,OUTLINE={BOX |
([LEFT][,RIGHT][,OVER][,UNDER])}]
[,SOSI={NO | YES}]
[,TRANSP={YES | NO}] (1)
[,CASE=MIXED]

flyfort · New User Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 2

Hi UmeySan

Thanks I never knew about DFHUNDLN and I am sure I will use this for my ongoing project. I am sure it should work. I understand that writing a Macro will provide much flexibility and would help a lot in lot many concerns but now a days at many places we use BMS. Its easy but not that Flexible. I had to tweak my Physical Generation for MAPS before I could use them as I want......

Thanks for this

Krishna Velamur · New User Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 22 Location: Hyderabad

Suppose the field is FIELD-1.

To move underlines dynamically, you can code this statement

MOVE UNDERLINES to FIELD-1H (copybook field).

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:42 pm

Hello and welcome to the forums,

Please notice that you replied to a topic that has been inactive for about a year and a half. There might not be much more dialog. . .

jctgf · Active User Joined: 04 Nov 2006 Posts: 109

it's quite the reverse! the answer is actually very useful!
thanks a lot!

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:49 am

Which is why we don't usually lock or delete inactive topics.

Every now and again, something very useful happens

d

zos5415 · New User Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 18 Location: China

Before you can use the parm HILIGHT= UNDERLINE .

you must add MAPATTS=(COLOR,HILIGHT,PS), in the DFHMSD

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:45 pm

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