Defining and Maintaining Panels

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You can create a new panel definition by selecting the Add Panel option from the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu, or by copying an existing panel definition using the Copy panel option on a list of panels. You can browse, update, delete, list, view, print, rename, and display existing panels using options on the list of panels.

MODS Panel Maintenance Menu

The MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu can be accessed by selecting option P from the MODS : Primary Menu (or use the /PANELS shortcut).
PROD------------------ MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu -------------------/PANELS Select Option ===> A - Add Panel I - Display Panel Information L - List Panels M - Move/Copy Panels Between Libraries S - Search Panels X - Exit Path ........... PANELS Panel Name ..... ____________ ( Required A I Optional L M ) Library Name ..+ PANLUSR ( Required A L S Optional M ) F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F4=Return F9=Swap
All panel maintenance facilities operate within the path defined for your user ID. The editing options shown on the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu let you add or list panels, or copy the source data for online panels within libraries or between libraries in your path. You can also display or test existing panels.
Your library
path is the name of the panel library path defined for you in your user ID definition. The default path name is PANELS.
For information about the fields displayed on the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu press F1 (Help).

Library Selection List

If you enter a question mark (?) in the Library Name field on the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu or the MODS : Panel Move/Copy Menu when you select an option, the MODS : Panel Library List is displayed.
All libraries in the current path are displayed. If you select a library by entering its number in the Select Option field, processing continues as if you had typed the library name yourself on the original menu and pressed Enter.
The top right corner of the panel shows the path name. The fifth line of the panel displays the path name and its description.
For information about the fields and options on the panel, press F1 (Help).

Selecting a Panel Maintenance Function

Select one of the functions displayed on the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu by entering the letter next to the desired option in the Select Option field, and pressing Enter.
Some options require that a library name is specified in the Library Name field. This defaults to the first editable library in your path. You can change this to any other library in your path. If you are unsure what libraries are in your path, enter a question mark (?) next to this field. The MODS : Panel Library List is displayed, which is a selection list of all libraries in the current path.
You can only use panel maintenance facilities on libraries in your path.

Adding a Panel Definition

Select option A to create a new panel definition. Enter the name of the library where you want the panel to be stored in the Library Name field and the name of the panel in the Panel Name field on the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu. The library name entered must be editable on your library path.

Listing Panel Definitions

Select option L from the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu to display a list of panels defined in a particular library.
Enter the name of the library in the Library Name field on the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu. The MODS : Panel List panel is displayed, showing information about each panel defined in the library.
If you make an entry in the Panel Name field on the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu, MODS : Panel List displays the list of panel definitions starting with the panel name that matches the value you enter. (If this is a partial panel name match, the first panel name that partially matches the value that you entered appears as the second item in the displayed list.)
For information about the fields and actions on the panel, press F1 (Help).

Special List Commands

In addition to the standard commands available with all lists, the following special commands are available on the MODS : Panel List:
S
panelname
This command lets you select a new or existing panel for update, without having to scroll to the correct place in the selection list. Similarly, any of the other line selections (except Delete) can be entered as primary commands if followed by the panel name. For example, you can view a panel named MYPANEL by entering
V MYPANEL
on the command line.
SORT
This primary command can be used to change the sort order of the list. The list is normally sorted by name, but the sort command can be used to sort it by any of the other columns displayed on the list. For example,
SORT CRE
can be used to sort the list by creation date. Secondary sort fields can also be specified. For example,
SORT ID SIZE
sorts the list by the name of the user who last updated the panel, and by size for each user ID. The valid sort fields are Name, Created (or Cre), Modified (or Mod), Mlev, and ID. The sort process can take some time if you are listing a large panels data set.

Viewing a Panel Definition in Display Format

On the Panel List panel, enter
V
beside a panel definition to see what it looks like when displayed by an NCL procedure.
The view function displays the panel in the nominated library. Note that the displayed panel is not necessarily the panel that would be displayed by any NCL user with the same panel library path. A panel with the same name can be in another library in the path.

Printing a Panel Definition

On the Panel List panel, enter
P
beside a panel definition to print it. The panel definition is printed using Print Services Manager (PSM).
For more information, refer to the the product-specific documentation on TechDocs and the online help.

Renaming a Panel Definition

On the Panel List panel, enter
R
beside a panel definition to rename it within the selected library.

Display Information About a Panel Definition

From the Panel Maintenance Menu, select option I to display a list of all the libraries, in your path, that contain a specified panel. You must specify the name of the panel in the Panel Name field on the menu.
All libraries in your path are displayed in concatenation order.
The top left of the display shows the library name that was specified on the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu, called the current library. The top right of the panel displays the path name.
If the panel is not defined in a library,
*
Not Present is displayed next to the library definition. For information about the displayed fields, press F1 (Help).
Statistics for the panel in the current library are displayed in high intensity. This information tells you where the highest instance of a member is in the library concatenation.
Enter an
S
or
B
next to a library to browse the panel definition stored in that library.

Moving and Copying Panel Definitions Between Libraries

From the Panel Maintenance Menu, select option M from the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu to move or copy panels from one library to another within your path.
If you enter a name in the Library Name field or the Panel Name field on the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu, this information is used on the Move/Copy Menu.
You can also copy panels between libraries on different paths.
The MODS : Move/Copy Menu is displayed, letting you select the libraries and panels that you want to move or copy.
PROD-------------------- MODS : Panel Move/Copy Menu -------------------------- Select Option ===> C - Copy Panel Definitions M - Move Panel Definitions X - Exit Path ..................... PANELS ( Your path name ) ’From’ Library ..........+ ’To’ Library ............+ WORK Panel Name ............... ( Blank, Full or Generic name, e.g. ’*’ for all panels, or ’D*’ for all starting with D ) Replace Like-Named Panels? NO ( YES or NO ) Copy All Matching Panels? NO ( YES or NO ) F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F4=Return F9=Swap
When the Copy option is chosen, the definition is loaded from the FROM Library and stored into the TO Library. When the Move option is chosen, the definition is deleted from the FROM Library
and added to the
TO Library.
To Move or Copy a panel, enter the names of the FROM Library and TO Library. Both libraries must be in your path (your path name is displayed on the screen, and cannot be changed). The TO Library must be editable. For Move processing, the FROM Library must be editable as well. To select from a list of library names in your path, enter a question mark (?) next to either Library field.
For information about the fields on the panel, press F1 (Help).

Panel Move/Copy List

The MODS : Panel Move/Copy List is displayed when you select Move or Copy on the MODS : Panel Move/Copy Menu and leave the Panel Name blank or specify a generic panel name.
The top left of the display shows the name of the library being listed (the FROM Library); the top right of the display shows the FROM Library and the TO Library. The list shows panels in the
FROM Library, based on the panel name you specified.

Search Panels for a Character String

You can search all or specific panels defined in a particular library for a string of characters.
To search panels for a character string
  1. On the MODS : Panel Maintenance Menu, specify the name of the library that contains the panels to be searched in the Library Name field and select Option S.
    The MODS : Search Panel Definitions panel appears, letting you enter the character string and optionally a panel name prefix.
    PROD----------------- MODS : Search Panel Definitions ------------------------ Command ===> Search String .............
    __________________________________________________
    Panel Name Prefix ......... ____________
    For information about the fields, press F1 (Help).
  2. After you fill in the fields, press F6 (Action).
    The PSM : Confirm Printer panel appears.
  3. If necessary, change the values in the fields, then press F6 (Confirm) to start the search.
    If the number of panels to be searched is 100 or more, a panel appears on your screen to advise you of the progress of the search. When the search is complete, a message appears on your screen to advise you of the success or failure of the search. The search results in a PSM report that lists the panels containing the specified string of characters. If the report is on hold, you can use the PQ[UEUE] command to access the PSM output queue and view the report.