Field

Description

Option

The Fast Path name for a menu option.

Alphanumeric, 4 positions; optional.

Description

The description of the menu option.

Alphanumeric, 40 positions; optional.

Type

The menu option type.

Valid types include:

C = Command

P = Program

S = Processing function

Alphanumeric, 1 position, optional.

Appl Area (Application Area)

The application area to which this menu option belongs. Application areas and defined in Setting Up Application Areas.

Alphanumeric, 3 positions; optional.

Appl Group (Application Group)

Allows you to enter the application group to which this menu option relates. Application groups are defined in Setting Up Application Groups.

Alphanumeric, 3 positions; optional.

Field

Description

Option

The Fast Path name for this menu option. Each option on the system has a unique name, allowing you to access an option directly without selecting the option from a menu tree.

Alphanumeric, 4 positions; required.

Description

The menu option's description that will appear on a menu. The description you enter is used to find the option quickly when you enter it in the Description field to scan for a menu option.

Alphanumeric, 40 positions; required.

Type

The code that indicates if the option represents a command, program, or processing function.

C = Command

P = Program

S = Processing function

Alphanumeric, 1 position; required.

Command

If you entered a C for command in the previous Type field, you must enter the command string. When this option is selected from a menu, it will perform an action (command). You can enter up to two lines of command text.

Example: WRKSPLF

This command will advance you to the Work with Spooled Files screen.

Alphanumeric, 55 positions per line, 2 lines; required if C was entered in the Type field.

Program Name

If you entered P for program in the previous Type field, you must enter the program name. When this option is selected from a menu, it will initiate a program.

Example: INR0029

This program will initiate the Inventory Inquiry program.

Alphanumeric, 10 positions; required if P was entered in the Type field.

Process Name

If you entered S for processing function in the previous Type field, you must enter the processing function name. When this option is selected from a menu, it will initiate a process that runs on a scheduled basis.

Example: PROCESS#2

This process will initiate Daily Reports Processing. See Chapter 14: Working with Periodic Processes (WPPR) for information on working with processes.

Alphanumeric, 10 positions; required if S was entered in the TYPE field.

Authority Parameter

If this menu option is a program (Type P), the value in this field indicates whether the user's authority should be passed into the program. The Menu Driver passes the user's authority to the program. See Work with Menu Option Authority Screen.

Y = Authority checking will be performed to ensure that this user has access to the program.

N = All users will have access to this program.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; optional.

Company Parameter

The value in this field indicates whether the company number is passed into the program. Company numbers are defined in Setting Up Companies (WCMP).

Y = The company number is passed into the program.

N = The company number is not passed into the program.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; required.

System Option

The value in this field indicates if this menu option is a system option. System options can either be supplied with the system, or when you create a menu option, you can define it as a system option.

As with system-supplied options, once you define an option as a system option, you cannot delete or change it.

Y = System menu option. You cannot delete or change this menu option once it has been defined as Y.

N = This option is not a system option and can be deleted or changed. However, menu options that are supplied with the system cannot be deleted or changed. Only options that you create can be defined as N (not a system option).

Alphanumeric, 1 position; required.

Appl Area (Application Area)

The application area (for example, Order Entry) to which this option belongs. This designation can be used to group similar options. For example, Purchase Order Inquiry, Purchase Order Purge, Purchase Order Print are assigned to the application area P/O, as these are all Purchase Order options.

For options that are supplied with the system or that you define as a system option, you cannot change the application area.

Application area can be used as a Fast Path method of sorting options on a menu. Application Areas are discussed in Chapter 10: Setting Up Application Areas.

For an example of the relationship between application areas and application groups, see the sample screen at the end of these field descriptions.

Alphanumeric, 3 positions; required.

Appl Group (Application Group)

The application group (for example, freight) to which this option relates. This designation can be used to group similar options. For example, Work With Dollar Chart by Offer and Work With Dollar Chart by Source can be assigned to the application group FRE, as these are menu options that define how freight is calculated by the system.

Application groups can be used as a Fast Path method of sorting options on a menu. Application Groups are discussed in Chapter 11: Setting Up Application Groups.

Alphanumeric, 3 positions; required.