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| Created: | Mon Aug 21 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
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Hi,
I found out that when registering entities, you can almost always use
mouse button 2 and select expand field.
For the station entity, this is very nice for example to fill in the
functions supported (less need to think...), and also for all entities
the operation attribute (PLAN/COMPLETE).
The question now is:
How can I make lists available to choose from, for example when filling
in the location, responsible person etc.
Expand field works (I get a pop up window, I can fill in the details)
but I cannot save it.
I checked the dictionary, and there fields in it, for example:
DAP> show class station attribute location
Class (1) : STATION
---> Attribute (5) : LOCATION
Definition (3) : VALUE_DATA_TYPE
Definition (3) : VALUE_LENGTH
Definition (3) : PRESENTATION_NAME
Definition (3) : ACCESS
Definition (3) : DISPLAY
Definition (3) : PREDICTABLE
Definition (3) : DEFAULT_ALLOWED
Definition (3) : CATEGORIES
How do I manipulate those entries (RTFM (which page ?), using DAP, or
not at all ?)...
Regards,
Frank, Technology Consultancy Group
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 2587.1 | Yes...how is this done? | FOUR62::LICAUSE | Al Licause (338-5661) | Thu Mar 19 1992 12:45 | 14 |
I too had a similar question (see node #2541) with regard to MB2
actions for the Notification services.
Can we assume that the mechanism for doing that which is asked in
.0 works similarly for all such fields in other FM's?
Since this appears to be documented or at least the ability to press
MB2 and expland the fields, in the Notification doc's, I would assume
that we might expect to see this in BL17, 18 or 19 as on Steve Lane's
note regarding schedule?
Thanks
Al
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| 2587.2 | Good idea on MB2 Expand Field | CUJO::HILL | Dan Hill-Net.Mgt.-Customer Resident | Fri Mar 20 1992 04:13 | 8 |
This would be a very nice touch. I currently use command procedures
via the FCL to make changes or register nodes with the same reference
info.
This would be nice to have (if I just had a few nodes to
change/register) in the IMPM.
-Dan
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| 2587.3 | Diddle the dictionary. Roll the dice. | TOOK::MCPHERSON | Save a tree: kill an ISO working group. | Fri Mar 20 1992 12:41 | 25 |
> The question now is:
>
> How can I make lists available to choose from, for example when filling
> in the location, responsible person etc.
> Expand field works (I get a pop up window, I can fill in the details)
> but I cannot save it.
>
The answer now is:
The choices that show up when you do an MB2 (expand field) are values
for that attribute that are of an *enumerated* data type. This is
specified in the MSL for that MM (and in turn, translated into the
dictionary specification that you see when you run DAP.
I suppose that if you were so inclined, adventurous, and very handy
with DAP, you could go into DAP and actually 'retrofit' your own
enumerations of values for certain fields of reference data. There is
no manual for you to "FR" (ref your RTFM statement ;^) about this.
There's no reason what you want to do can't be done 'ex post facto',
but you need to be careful of coprrupting your dictionary...You're out
in your own private Idaho when you get to this sort of customization.
/doug
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