Re: BPCS error message F1

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Al,

In a message dated 1/22/02 10:41:30 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
MacWheel99@aol.com writes:


> I discovered that for some BPCS error messages on bottom of menu, when you
> cursor on that & F1 you get F1 for the whole menu as if it is missing the
> error message being there.  Is this related to some work station settings
> that I can fix some place?
>

Given your described situation, there is probably nothing you can do.  SSA
(and especially SSA/GT) has done a good job of cleaning most of these up, but
some still exist.  This is caused by a workstation (DSPF) programming
technique (ERRMSG) that has been forbidden by SSA programming standards since
time immemorial.  However, some still managed to get past technical review on
V4 and lower, and some are just left over from old or outsourced stuff (like
JIT).

_IF_ (and you'll note that's a BIG if) there is any secondary help text to be
had, you must press the real "Help" key instead of F1 on these messages.  If
you're not using a terminal, your PC emulator can have this key in a number
of locations, or none at all.  Check your keyboard map.  ADK (aka, AS/Set)
uses this "feature" extensively.  Not all "help" function keys are created
equally...

HTH,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

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