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Understanding the Menu Structure
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How Screens Display Information
Configuration and status records are displayed in the following formats:
• As a static variable
• As a table with many rows or records
• As a table with one row or record
Screens Displaying One Record.
table appears at a time (see screen 2.2.1. for an example). All of the data displayed is
from a single record in the table. The record you are looking at is indicated at the top
right of the screen (for example, Record 1 of 2 means you are looking at the
first record (row) of data in a two-record table). Press .N to see the next record, or
to see the previous record.
Scrolling Screens.
Some screens display information that does not fit on one screen
(for example, the summary screens, such as 1.6 Configuration Summary). Press .N to
see the next screen, or
Common Rows.
Common fields appear only on screens containing tables with many
rows. Common rows display in the 4-row space above the command line at the bot-
tom of the screen. These rows display field data for the record at the cursor position.
For example, in screen "2.5.1 RF-DLC Base Port Status" on page 140, when the cur-
sor points to the first row, the field data at the bottom of screen are for that record.
Editing Fields
Fields that you can edit or configure display the current value with a blinking cursor. To
change the value, position the cursor on the field, and press
Field Types
The types of field data in a record are:
• Numeric - Enter a number within a certain range. If the number you enter is
outside the range, the field redisplays the original value and the cursor remains
on the field.
• Text - Enter alphanumeric characters up to the maximum length allowed.
• Select from a List - Enter or select values using the arrow keys or Space Bar to
scroll through the list of valid entries for that field (brackets appear around the
field value).
To finish editing the field, press Enter to accept the new value, remove the brackets,
and move to the next field.
To back out all changes, press
To save all changes, press
Access to certain screens and fields may be restricted for certain users. See "Adding
Users and Setting Access Levels" on page 62.
On some screens, one row or record of the
.P for the previous screen.
.C to cancel.
.w to write the changes to the database.
.P
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