CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Introduction to the ALL-IN-1 User Interface

  1.1     Overview of Interactive Screen Displays
    1.1.1      Menus
    1.1.2      Indexes
    1.1.3      Other Forms
    1.1.4      Using Standard ALL-IN-1 Menus, Indexes, and Forms

  1.2     Data Storage

  1.3     Current Item

  1.4     Global Options
    1.4.1      Assessing Global Options
      1.4.1.1      Access by Menu Option
      1.4.1.2      Access by Function Key
      1.4.1.3      Access by Menu or by Function Key

  1.5     Generic Options

  1.6     Using Users' Working Conditions

  1.7     Help for Users

  1.8     Adding Subsystems and Applications to ALL-IN-1

  2      Moving Within ALL-IN-1

  2.1     Moving around Menus

  2.2     Bypassing Menus
    2.2.1      Hidden Options

  2.3     Multi-Screen Menus

  2.4     Moving From an Index to a Menu

  3      Indexes

  3.1     Features Provided for Using Indexes

  3.2     Building an Index

  3.3     Updating an Index

  3.4     Recalling an Index

  3.5     Using the Index
    3.5.1      Scrolling on an Index
    3.5.2      Choosing Items from an Index
    3.5.3      Deleting and Clearing Items From an Index
    3.5.4      Viewing More Information at an Index
    3.5.5      The Index Menu
    3.5.6      Using Global Features at an Index

  4      Completing Forms

  4.1     Positioning the Cursor on a Form

  4.2     Moving Between Fields on a Form

  4.3     Filling in Fields

  4.4     Finishing the Form

  4.5     Abandoning the Form

  4.6     Listing Valid Entries for Fields

  4.7     Validating Data in Fields

  4.8     Validating Finished Forms

  4.9     Key Fields

  4.10    Scrolled Regions
    4.10.1     Recognition Lists
    4.10.2     Indexes
    4.10.3     Editable Scrolled Regions

  5      Messages and Prompts

  5.1     How ALL-IN-1 Stores Messages

  5.2     Format of Error Messages
    5.2.1      Error Messages When Moving Around ALL-IN-1
    5.2.2      Error Messages When Moving Around Forms
    5.2.3      Error Messages When Editing Fields in a Form

  5.3     Feedback Messages

  5.4     Prompts

  5.5     Punctuation and Highlighting of Messages

  6      Screen Layouts

  6.1     Options
    6.1.1      Choosing Descriptions
    6.1.2      Choosing Mnemonics
    6.1.3      Grouping Options on Menus
    6.1.4      Using Different Types of Options

  6.2     Date and Time Formats

  6.3     Menus
    6.3.1      Main Menu
    6.3.2      Menus Without A Current Item Block
    6.3.3      Menus With a Current Item Block
    6.3.4      Overlay Menus

  6.4     Forms
    6.4.1      Overlay Argument Form
    6.4.2      Full Screen Entry Forms
    6.4.3      Form Sets
    6.4.4      Index Forms

  6.5     Recognition Lists

  A    ALL-IN-1 Mnemonics

  FIGURES

  3-1        Error During Multiple Operation at an Index

  TABLES

  5-1        Error Messages While Moving Within ALL-IN-1

  5-2        Error Messages When Moving Within Fields

  5-3        Error Messages While Editing Fields

  6-1        Co-ordinates for the Main Menu

  6-2        Standards for Main Menu

  6-3        Co-ordinates for Menus Without a Current Item Block

  6-4        Standards for Menus Without a Current Item Block

  6-5        Co-ordinates for Menus with a Current Item Block

  6-6        Standards for Menus with Current Item Block

  6-7        Co-ordinates for Overlay Menus

  6-8        Standards for Overlay Menus

  6-9        Co-ordinates for Short Screen Forms

  6-10       Standards for Overlay Argument Form

  6-11       Co-ordinates For Full Screen Entry Forms

  6-12       Standards for Full Screen Entry Form

  6-13       Co-ordinates for Index Forms

  6-14       Standards for Index Forms

  6-15       Co-ordinates for Recognition Lists

  6-16       Standards for Recognition Lists

  A-1        Mnemonics and Corresponding Message Symbol