Many FM/Db2 panels show data displayed in scrollable fields.
FM/Db2 uses such fields where the length of the field containing the data
to be displayed is longer than the field displayed on the panel.
You can recognise a scrollable field by the presence of one of
the following adjacent to the end of the display field:
+
Plus sign. Indicates the field is scrollable to the right
-
Minus sign. Indicates the field is scrollable to the left
+-
Plus sign and minus sign. Indicates the field is scrollable to
the right or left
If the data to be displayed is longer than the length of the display
field on the panel, you can view the rest of the data by performing
either of these actions:
Progressively scrolling to the right by pressing the Right function key (F11) or
by entering the RIGHT primary command (with the cursor positioned
within the display field),
Pressing the Expand function key (F4) or
entering the EXPAND primary command to display a window that allows
you to view the entire contents of the field.
Table Details panel: example showing scrollable
fields shows the Table Details panel
which includes a number of scrollable display fields (those with a + symbol
adjacent to the end of the field: Table owner, Table name, Created
by, Created, and Altered). Scrollable display fields
indicate that, possibly, not all of the data held in the field is
being displayed.
Note: The presence of a + symbol indicates
that the field is scrollable and may contain more data than
is currently being displayed. It does not necessarily mean that more
data exists than is currently being shown.
Figure 1. Table Details panel: example showing scrollable
fields
Process Options Utilities Help
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FM/Db2 (DFG2) Table Details
More: +
Details about table (label) : KPS8610LO1234567890123456789012345678901234567
General Data:
Table owner . . . . : KPS8610LO + Table name . . . . : DUMMY_TABLE_WI +
Created by . . . . : SHRIKES + Database name . . . : DSNDB04
Table space name . : DUMMYRTA DB ID for database : 4
Object ID for table : 3 Primary key OBID . : N/A
Maximum row length : 69 Primary key columns : N/A
Number of columns . : 4 Edit procedure name : N/A
Validation proc. . : N/A Check pending flag : No
Parent relations . : 0 Check constraints . : None
Child relations . . : 0 Encoding scheme . . : E - EBCDIC
Auditing . . . . . : AUDIT NONE Status . . . . . . : No primary key
Data capture . . . : No Created . . . . . . : 2004-05-10-11. +
Restrict on DROP . : No Altered . . . . . . : 2004-05-10-11. +
Release created . . : L Dep. query tables . : 0
Command ===>
F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F4=Expand F5=Actions F7=Backward
F8=Forward F9=Swap F10=Left F11=Right F12=Cancel
For example, to see more of the data in the Created display
field (in the bottom righthand part of the Table Details panel), you
can perform either of these actions:
Scroll right by either pressing the Right function key (F11) or
entering the RIGHT primary command (ensuring the cursor is positioned
within the Created field).
The Created display field
now shows more data:
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Data capture . . . : No Created . . . . . . : 1.40.08.268623 -
⋮
Note that the scroll symbol has changed from a + to
a -, indicating that, in this case, you have scrolled to end
of the field.
Press the Expand function key (F4) or
enter the EXPAND primary command to display a window that shows the
entire contents of the Created display field: Figure 2. Window showing entire contents
of display field