AT&T Merlin II Feature Module 2 System Manual page 26

Entering and Editing Data
3-10 Using Your PC with CMS
3 Error line. Three types of messages can appear in the error line:
Error messages indicate you made an invalid entry, such as entering a
number in a field where only letters are valid.
Exception messages indicate that one of the exception thresholds you
have set has been reached, and an unusual or undesirable situation
may be occurring,
System messages indicate that part of CMS is malfunctioning (for
instance, the voice announcement unit is not working),
In many cases, the PC beeps when a message appears in the error line.
Exception messages and system messages remain on the screen until
another message overwrites them or until you move to another screen.
Error messages remain on the screen until you correct the error.
Prompt line. This line contains requests for your input. Prompts appear
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after you press most function keys or in response to certain error
conditions.
When no prompt appears,
the prompt line to remind
screens.
For more information, see
5 Function keys. The labels
meaning of the function keys on your keyboard. The function key labels
depend on the screen you are viewing (except
access to a help screen). When you press a function key, usually a new
screen or a prompt appears. When a prompt appears, the function key
labels change to provide data entry functions.
Entering and editing data with CMS is easy. You enter data by pressing
function keys and responding to the prompts that appear on your screen.
Whenever a prompt appears, the function keys are relabeled. For example,
compare the next two screens. If you press
the first screen, it changes as shown on the second screen, In addition to
highlighting the Line Group area, the function keys provide the options listed
for the line groups. If you were to choose one, the prompt line would display
the fields for entering and editing data for that option, and the data entry
keys would replace the Configuration screen's function keys,
the words - Help appear to the far right in
[ F10 ]
you that pressing
[ F10 ]
"Entering and Editing Data," in this section.
in this area of the screen tell you the current
[ F10 ]
(labeled "Line Groups") on
[ F2 ]
lets you access the help
, which is always