Where to specify a parameter list

Specifying the parameter list for a macro shows the locations in the Host On-Demand user interface where you can specify a parameter list for a macro:
Table 1. Specifying the parameter list for a macro
Area of the user interface: How to navigate to the input field that contains the parameter list: Does Host On-Demand save the parameter list?

Session configuration
Start Options window
  • Auto-Start Options group
    • Parameters input field

Yes.

The input list is saved as part of the session configuration.

Main toolbar

Please notice: The main toolbar can be saved as a toolbar object and then imported into other session configurations.
Edit > Preferences > Toolbar > Add Button
  • Macro window
    • Parameters input field

Yes.

The parameter list is saved as part of the main toolbar.

Play macro dialog
Actions > Play Macro
  • Parameters input field

No.

The parameter list is temporarily saved in the Parameters input field until another selection is made in either:
  • The Play macro dialog; or
  • The Available macros dialog.

Available macros dialog
Select a macro icon on the Macro Manager toolbar
  • Parameters input field

No.

The parameter list is temporarily saved in the Parameters input field until another selection is made in either:
  • The Play macro dialog; or
  • The Available macros dialog.

Customize popup keypad dialog

Edit > Preferences > Popup Keypad > Customize in the main window, or Edit > Customize in the popup keypad window

Yes.

The parameter list is saved as part of the popup keypad.

However, you cannot specify a parameter list when you play the currently selected macro using the Play Macro icon in the Macro Manager toolbar. Instead, specify a parameter list in the Available macros dialog (as shown in row 4 of the table above) and then play the currently selected macro.

In the table above, notice that Host On-Demand saves the parameter list only for the locations specified in the first two rows of the table (in the Auto-Start section of the session configuration, and in a customized button added to the main toolbar).

Also, notice that Host On-Demand saves the parameter list outside the macro (as a part of the session configuration or as a part of the main toolbar) rather than as a part of the macro itself.