File Maintenance Generator

Step 7: File Maintenance Generator Completion

Review the selections for the previous steps, which are presented in a grid format with a vertical scroll bar. At this point, the Finish button is enabled on all panels in the File Maintenance Generator.

Note:
If no fields (besides Key fields) have been added in Step 6: Fields, navigating to Step 7: Finish by any method (i.e. Next button, Step 7: Finish button or Last browse button) will display a message about adding fields to the Main panel.

Responding Yes adds all fields to the Main panel. Responding No does not add any fields; however, this message will continue to redisplay until at least one field is added or the Finish button is selected.

This panel consists of the following:

Save Template

Button that launches the File Maintenance Template Save Settings window for saving File Maintenance template settings to a file name.

Saving them to a file name allows the same settings to be used again when defining new panels by selecting the desired Template in Step 1: Definition. Using File Maintenance templates makes it easier to maintain a consistent look and feel to panels that are generated.

This window consists of the following:

Template	Enter the name of the new template to be saved. If a template name is entered that already exists, a message will display.
Default Template	Select this check box to save the current template settings as the default to be used when creating new file maintenance panels. This default template will initially display as the File Maintenance Template (in Step 1: Definition) when a new file maintenance panel is being created. (The Default Template check box was added in PxPlus 2020.)
OK	Saves the current settings to the template and closes the File Maintenance Template Save Settings window.
Exit	Closes the File Maintenance Template Save Settings window without saving the template.

Confirm file and panels updated on completion

When this option is checked (Default), a confirmation message will display after clicking the Finish button. This message shows the names of panels that have been generated, including folders, and the pathname of the HTML page that was created if the HTML Page option was selected in Step 1: Definition.

If this option is unchecked, the confirmation message will not display, and this option will remain unchecked for panels and HTML pages that are subsequently generated in the current screen library.

(The Confirm file and panels updated on completion option was added in PxPlus 2021.)

Launch the Screen Designer to edit 'xxxxxx' after completion

Select this check box to open the generated main panel in the NOMADS Panel Designer after clicking the Finish button.

If this check box is not selected, the NOMADS Panel Designer will not launch. Instead, Library Object Selection will open with the file maintenance panel(s) added to the Object Name list.

Finish

This button is enabled in Step 7: Finish, at which time, it is also enabled on all panels in the File Maintenance Generator. It is used to complete the File Maintenance Generator and generate the file maintenance panel(s). If required fields are missing in Step 6: Fields, a message will display.

The main panel will be generated using the object name specified. Any additional folders will be created with the name object_name.nwhere n is a sequence number beginning with 1.

Example:

     Client_mnt(Main Panel)
     Client_mnt.1 (Folder Panel 1)
     Client_mnt.2 (Folder Panel 2)

File Maintenance Generator

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