Promptable fields

The HCD prompt facility reduces what you have to remember, what you have to type, and, possibly, what you have to correct due to typing errors. You can use the prompt facility if there is a plus sign (+) to the right of an entry field (or its column heading on an action list). Just place the cursor on the entry field and press the F4=Prompt key.

HCD then displays a prompt selection menu that lists all the values that are currently valid for the field. For long lists (of I/O devices, for example), HCD first displays a menu to let you limit the values listed (to only DASD devices, for example).

*---------------------- Add Partition ----------------------*
|                                                           |
|                                                           |
| Specify the following values.                             |
|                                                           |
| Partition name . . . PROD                                 |
| Partition number . . 1                                    |
| Partition usage  . . OS     +                             |
|         *---------- Available Partition Usage Types ----------*
| Descrip |                                          Row 1 of 3 |
|         |                                                     |
|         | Select one.                                         |
|  F1=Hel |                                                     |
|  F9=Swa |   Usage   Explanation                               |
*---------|   OS      Operating system                          |
          |   CF      Coupling facility                         |
          |   CF/OS   Coupling facility or operating system     |
          | ***************** BOTTOM OF DATA ****************** |
          *-----------------------------------------------------*

Prompt is also available for the action column. For this purpose you must place the cursor on the action column. HCD displays the same context menu as when using the  /  (slash) in the action column and pressing the Enter key. For an example, see Figure 32. Note that there is no '+' sign shown for the action column heading.

To select a value, place the cursor to the left of (or on) that value or select the value with  s  or  /  (slash), then press the Enter key. HCD inserts that value into the entry field or, in case of selecting an action, performs that action immediately.

The prompt list is built dynamically; if a value can be used only once in a configuration then, after it has been selected, either it does not appear in the list again, or it is marked as nonselectable - with the hash sign (#).