Overview

The entry panel is displayed upon entering the Rule Definition facility (Option OR in the IOA Primary Option menu).

Figure 11 Rule Definition Facility Entry Panel

-------------------- CONTROL-O RULE DEFINITION ENTRY PANEL -----------------(OR)

COMMAND ===>

SPECIFY LIBRARY, TABLE NAME, RULE NAME

LIBRARY   ===> CTO.PROD.RULES

TABLE     ===>                      (Blank for table selection list)

RULE      ===>                      (Blank for rule selection list)

SHOW SCHEDULING CRITERIA ===> Y     (Y/N)

USE THE COMMAND "SHPF" TO SEE PFK ASSIGNMENT                            18.12.28

Fill in entry panel fields LIBRARY, TABLE, and RULE, as described below, to open the desired display. Type Y (Yes) or N (No) in the SHOW SCHEDULING CRITERIA field to determine whether scheduling parameters appear when the Rule Definition screen is displayed.

Note: If you use the selection list fields, their values are not erased until you exit the entry panel by pressing END (PF03/PF15).

To display the list of tables in a library, do the following:

1. Type the library name.
2. Leave the table name blank or type the table name using mask characters (* and ?).
3. Press Enter.

To display the list of rules for a specific table, do the following:

1. Type the library name.
2. Type the table name.
3. Press Enter.

   If the table does not exist, the screen for defining a new rule is displayed.

To display the details of a specific rule (Rule Definition screen), do the following:

1. Type the library name.
2. Type the table name.
3. Type the rule name.
4. Press Enter.

   If the table does not exist, or the rule in the specified table does not exist, the screen for defining a new rule in the table is displayed.

Note: If you enter the screen for defining a new rule and want to leave the screen without defining a rule, use the CANCEL command.

To display the Search Window (described below), do the following:

1. Type the library name.
2. Type the rule name.
3. Leave the table name blank or type the table name using mask characters (* or ?).
4. Press Enter.

To create a new rule table, do the following:

1. Type library name.
2. Specify a new table name.
3. Press Enter.

   The Rule Definition screen, for defining the first rule in the new table, is displayed.