Screen Structure and Navigation
Console screens include these three elements:
For example, in the System configuration screen:
actions line
Help line
describing the
selected action
or selected
parameter field
(in this case, the
Cancel option)
Figure 3-4. Elements of Screen Structure
"Forms" Design. The configuration screens, in particular, operate similarly
to a number of PC applications that use forms for data entry. When you first
enter these screens, you see the current configuration for the item you have
selected. To change the configuration, the basic operation is to:
1.
2.
3.
See the next page for specific instructions on using the console screens.
Parameter fields and/or read-only information such as statistics
Navigation and configuration actions, such as Save, Edit, and Cancel
Help line to describe navigation options, individual parameters, and read-
only data
press [E] to select the Edit action
navigate through the screen making ALL the necessary configuration
changes, then
press [Enter] to return to the action line. From there you can select to save
the configuration changes or to cancel the changes. Cancel returns the
configuration to the values you saw when you first entered the screen.
The Switch Console
Screen Structure and Navigation
system name
parameter fields
Help describing each of the
items in the parameter menu
navigation instructions
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