Vmsg Facility (Vm/370); Application Hints; Using Entry Assist To Create And Maintain Source Programs, Jcl Lists, Etc - IBM 3270 User Manual

DCF requires that formatting commands appear in specific column
locations. This requires that, when a DCF document is entered, the
left margin for Entry Assist be set appropriately. For example,
when using EDGAR, set the left margin in column 1. When using
SPF, set the left margin in column 9.
For users who wish their final simple memos to appear in printed
form as they do on the screen, the DCF line length should be set
equal to the space between margins.
4.2.7 VMSG Facility (VM/370j
When using VMSG, set the left margin at column 2. Since the
VMSG editor sets the cursor at this point to begin with, you can
simply press the Change Format key and set the left margin
immediately.
4.3 Application Hints
4.3.1 Using Entry Assist to Create and Maintain Source
Programs, JCL Lists, Etc.
Entry Assist is very useful in creating and maintaining source
programs. Source programs are typically maintained in fixed
columnar format as noted below:
NAME OPERATION OPERANDS
COMMENTS
By setting the left margin at the NAME column and setting tab
stops at the OPERATION, OPERAND, and COMMENTS
columns, you can rapidly enter source statements without giving
further thought to column locations. If there is a possibility of the
comments field's requiring continuation on another line, the 'end of
line' signal may be set to provide a warning of a line ending.
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