Showing more information on a panel

Many FM/CICS panels have more information than can be seen in a single screen, particularly when you are running in 80x24 display. When this happens, a message (More: +) is displayed in the top right corner of the panel.

Figure 1. Example panel showing "More" message
 Process   Options   Help
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 FM/CICS                  Print CICS File Entry Panel
                                                                      More:   +
 Input CICS VSAM File:
    File name . . . . . . .
    Sysid . . . . . . . . .
    Start key . . . . . . .                                key or slot
    Skip  count . . . . . .              number of records to be skipped
    Print count . . . . . . ALL          number of records to be printed
⋮

To scroll down the panel, choose one of these methods:

  • Press the Forward function key (F8) (this scrolls down by your default scroll amount, usually one screen at a time).
  • Enter DOWN on the command line (this command scrolls down by your default scroll amount, usually one screen at a time).

To scroll back to the top of the panel, choose one of these methods:

  • Press the Backward function key (F7) (this scrolls up by your default scroll amount, usually one screen at a time).
  • Enter UP on the command line (this command scrolls up by your default scroll amount, usually one screen at a time).

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