Action Bar and Pull-Downs Summary


The following figures and tables provide a summary of all Action Bar items and Pull-Down menu choices for File-AID for Db2. For a general overview of the Action Bar, see Action Bar

Edit Action Bar Items and Pull-Downs

These Action Bar items are available for the Edit and Browse panels:

  • File
  • Edit
  • View
  • Options
  • Open
  • Menu
  • Utilities
  • Help

The following figure shows the File-AID for Db2 Edit action bar.

Action Bar Example - Row Mode

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Action Bar Example - Table Mode

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File Pull-Down

The following figure shows the File pull-down menu.

File Pull-down

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The following table lists the File pull-down choices with a short description.

File Pull-Down

Menu Choices

Description

1. Save -- Edit Only

SAVE primary command. Not available in Browse mode. See SAVE for a detailed description.

2. Printds...

PRINTDS primary command. Appends table data to a data set. See PRINTDS-PRTDS for a detailed description.

3. Printp...

PRINTP primary command. Prints table data to a printer. See PRINTP-PRTP for a detailed description.

4. Cancel -- Edit Only

CANCEL primary command. Not available in Browse mode. See CANCEL-CAN for a detailed description.

5. End

END primary command. See END for a detailed description.

6. Return

RETURN primary command. See RETURN for a detailed description.

7. Exit File-AID for Db2

Option X from the Primary Option Menu. It terminates your current File-AID for Db2 session.

Edit Pull-Down

The following figure shows the Edit pull-down menu.

Edit Pull-down in Table Mode

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The following table lists the Edit pull-down choices with a short description.

Edit Pull-Down

Menu Choices

Description

1. Find...

FIND primary command. See FIND-F for a detailed description.

2. Change... Edit Only

CHANGE primary command. Not available in Browse mode. See CHANGE-C for a detailed description.

3. Rchange F6 Edit Only

RCHANGE primary command. Repeats the last CHANGE command. Not available in Browse mode. See RCHANGE for a detailed description.

4. Rfind F5

RFIND primary command. Repeats the last FIND command. See RFIND for a detailed description.

5. Cut Edit Only

CUT primary command. Not available in row mode. See CUT-CU for a detailed description.

6. Paste... Edit Only

PASTE primary command. Not available in row mode. See PASTE-PAS for a detailed description.

7. Delete Edit Only

DELETE primary command. Not available in table mode. See DELETE-DEL for a detailed description.

8. Insert Edit Only

INSERT primary command. Not available in table mode. See INSERT-INS for a detailed description.

9. Repeat Edit Only

REPEAT primary command. Not available in table mode. See REPEAT-REP for a detailed description.

View Pull-Down

The following figure shows the Edit pull-down menu.

View Pull-down in Row Mode

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The following table lists the View pull-down choices with a short description.

View Pull-Down

Menu Choices

Description

1. Row

ROW primary command. Switches display mode from table to row mode. See ROW for a detailed description.

2. Rowh

ROWH primary command. Switches display mode from table to row mode in hexadecimal display. See ROWH for a detailed description.

3. Table

TABLE primary command. Switches display mode from row to table mode. See TABLE-TAB for a detailed description.

4. Hide...

HIDE primary command. Displays the Hide/Hold/Reset Command window so you can manipulate the column display on your screen. See HIDE for a detailed description.

5. Hold...

HOLD primary command. Displays the Hide/Hold/Reset Command window so you can manipulate the column display on your screen. See HOLD for a detailed description.

6. Locate...

LOCATE primary command. See LOCATE-L for a detailed description.

7. Reset...

RESET primary command. Displays the Hide/Hold/Reset Command window so you can manipulate the column display on your screen. See RESET-RES for a detailed description.

8. Flip

FLIP primary command. Not available in row mode. Changes the status of all rows in respect to exclusion. See FLIP for a detailed description.

9. Sort...

SORT primary command. Sorts table rows by columns. See SORT for a detailed description.

10. Jump

JUMP primary command. Moves cursor from window to window in a multiple table edit or browse session. Not available in single table session. See JUMP-J for a detailed description.

11. Path

PATH primary command. Switches to the first window of the next related table path. Only available in related table sessions with more than 1 path open. See PATH for a detailed description.

12. Max

MAX primary command. Enlarges a window to maximum screen size in a multiple table edit or browse session. Not available in single table session. See MAX for a detailed description.

13. Min

MIN primary command. Reduces a window to minimum window size in a multiple table edit or browse session. Not available in single table session. See MIN for a detailed description.

14. Graphic

GRAPHIC primary command. Displays a graph of the tables related to the current table in the edit or browse session. See GRAPHIC-GR for a detailed description.

15. Zoom

ZOOM primary command. Examines data from a specific column in character format. Not available in row mode. See ZOOM for a detailed description.

16. Zoomh

ZOOMH primary command. Examines data from a specific column in hexadecimal format. Not available in row mode. See ZOOMH for a detailed description.

17. Hex

HEX primary command. Displays all data in hexadecimal format. Not available in table mode. See ZOOMH for a detailed description.

Options Pull-Down

The following figure shows the Options pull-down menu.

Options Pull-Down

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The following table lists the View pull-down choices with a short description.

Options Pull-Down

Menu Choices

Description

1. Info

INFO primary command. Displays File-AID for Db2 system information. See INFO for a detailed description.

2. Profile...

PROFILE primary command. Displays your current user profile defaults. See PROFILE-PRO for a detailed description.

Open Pull-Down

The following figure shows the Open pull-down menu.

Open Pull-Down

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The following table lists the View pull-down choices with a short description.

Open Pull-Down

Menu Choices

Description

1. Browse...

BROWSE primary command. Initiates a multiple browse session. See  BROWSE-BRO for a detailed description.

2. Edit...

EDIT primary command. Initiates a multiple edit session. See EDIT-ED for a detailed description.

3. Rbrowse...

RBROWSE primary command. Initiates a related browse session. See RBROWSE-RB for a detailed description.

4. Redit...

REDIT primary command. Initiates a related edit session. See REDIT-RE for a detailed description.

Menu Pull-Down

The following figure shows the Menu pull-down menu.

Note

When selecting an item in this menu, you immediately terminate the edit or browse session and switch to the selected function.

Menu Pull-Down

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The following table lists the pull-down choices with a short description. See also Product Functions.

Menu Pull-Down

Menu Choices

Description

1. Defaults and User Parms

Option 0 of the Primary Options Menu. Transfers to the User-Parms-Menu. See "User Parms" on here for a detailed description.

2. Browse

Option 1 of the Primary Options Menu. Transfers to the Browse Options Menu to start a browse session. See Starting-a-Browse-or-Edit-Session for a detailed description.

3. Edit

Option 2 of the Primary Options Menu. Transfers to the Edit Options Menu to start an edit session. See Starting-a-Browse-or-Edit-Session for a detailed description.

4. Utilities

Option 3 of the Primary Options Menu. Transfers to the Utility Selection Menu. See Utilities for a detailed description.

5. SQL Analysis

Option 4 of the Primary Options Menu. Transfers to the SQL Analysis and Development Menu. See Accessing-the-SQL-Analysis-function for a detailed description.

6. Print

Option 5 of the Primary Options Menu. Transfers to the Print Menu. See Print-Menu for a detailed description.

7. Relationships

Option 6 of the Primary Options Menu. Transfers to the Relationships Options Menu. See Relationship-Facilitator for a detailed description.

8. Disguise

Option 7 of the Primary Options Menu. Transfers to the Data Disguise Menu. See Data-Disguise-function for a detailed description.

9. File-AID/RDX

Option R of the Primary Options Menu. Transfers to the File-AID/Related Data XPERT. See File-AID/Related Data XPERT for a detailed description.

10. Code Debug

Option XT of the Primary Options Menu. Transfers to the BMC AMI Code Debug for Db2 Extension. See BMC AMI Code Debug for Db2 Extension for a detailed description.

11. Tutorial

Option T of the Primary Options Menu. Transfers to the File-AID for Db2 Tutorial System. See Tutorials for a detailed description.

Utilities Pull-Down

The following figure shows the Utilities pull-down menu.

Note

When selecting an item in this menu, you immediately terminate the edit or browse session and switch to the selected function.

Utilities Pull-Down

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The following table lists the pull-down choices with a short description. See also Utilities.

Table  42.   Utilities Pull-Down

Menu Choices

Description

1. Objects

Option 2 of the Utility Selection Menu. Transfers to the Objects-Create-Model-Drop-Alter where you can create, alter or drop Db2 objects. See Objects-Create-Model-Drop-Alter for a detailed description.

2. Copy

Option 3 of the Utility Selection Menu. Transfers to the Table-Copy-Selection where you can copy rows between Db2 tables. See Copy-Utility-function for a detailed description.

3. Object list

Option 4 of the Utility Selection Menu. Transfers to the Access-Object-List-Utility where you can list Db2 objects. See Object-List-Utility-function for a detailed description.

4. SQL Mgr

Option 5 of the Utility Selection Menu. Enters the SQL Command Manager Utility. See SQL-Command-Manager-Utility-function for a detailed description.

5. Privileges

Option 6 of the Utility Selection Menu. Enters the Privileges Utility. See Privileges-Utility-function for a detailed description.

6. Extract,Load

Option 7 of the Utility Selection Menu. Enters the Extract and Load Utility. See Extract-and-Load-Utility-function for a detailed description.

7. Impact Analysis

Option 8 of the Utility Selection Menu. Enters the Impact Analysis Utility. See Impact-Analysis-Utility-function for a detailed description.

8. Batch Facility

Option 9 of the Utility Selection Menu. Enters the Batch Facility. See Batch-Facility-function for a detailed description.

Help Pull-Down

The following figure shows the Help pull-down menu.

Help Pull-Down Menu

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The following table lists the pull-down choices for the Help action bar item with a short description.

Help Pull-Down

Menu Choices

Description

1. Help for this panel

Displays the tutorial for the current panel. Same as pressing HELP. See also Tutorials.

2. Table of Contents

Starts the File-AID for Db2 tutorial with the Table of Contents. See also Tutorials.

3. Index

Starts the File-AID for Db2 tutorial with the Tutorial Index. See also Tutorials.

4. About

Invokes the File-AID for Db2 informational window.

Objects Utility Action Bar Items and Pull-Downs

These Action Bar items are available for the Objects Utility panels:

  • Menu
  • Utilities
  • Help

The following figure shows the File-AID for Db2 Object List action bar.

Object List Action Bar Example - Tables Option

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The Menu, Utilities, and Help pull-downs are identical to the ones for the Edit and Browse panels. See Menu Pull-Down, Utilities Pull-Down, and Help Pull-Down.


 

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