Function Keys

Function Keys

Function keys enable you to perform certain tasks in OMEGAMON II. These keys are displayed along the bottom line of the panel. Each panel lists the available function keys and their assignments for the current panel. If your panel does not display the function keys, press F2 to turn on the display.

Function key assignments

The default function key assignments are listed below.

Function

Name

Assignment

Key

 

 

 

 

 

F1

Help

Displays a help window for the current panel, pull-down menu,

 

 

pop-up window, or field.

 

 

 

F2

Keys

Turns on (or off) the function key display at the bottom of the

 

 

panel.

 

 

 

F3

Exit

Exits the current panel, saving all changes made to any of the

 

 

fields, and returns you to a previous panel.

 

 

From System Status panel, exits the product.

 

 

 

F4

Prompt

Displays a list of valid selections for an input field, or toggles

 

 

between two selections, such as ON/OFF. Promptable fields are

 

 

denoted with a plus (+) sign.

 

 

 

F5

Refresh

Updates the panel with current data.

 

 

 

F6

DB2 Console

Goes to the DB2 or MVS console where you can issue DB2 or

 

 

MVS commands.

 

 

 

F7

Backward

Scrolls backward if there are more lines of information than can fit

 

 

on the screen. If you cannot scroll backward, two asterisks

 

 

(**=Bkwd) appear instead of this function key.

 

 

 

F8

Forward

Scrolls forward if there are more lines of information than can fit

 

 

on the screen. If you cannot scroll forward, two asterisks

 

 

(**=Fwd) appear instead of this function key.

 

 

 

F9

Retrieve

Retrieves the last command from the DB2 or MVS console.

 

 

 

F10

Action bar

Moves the cursor back and forth between the action bar and the

 

 

panel body.

 

 

 

F11

Logon Options

Displays the Logon Options panel. (Only available from the Sign

 

 

On panel.)

 

 

 

F12

Cancel

Exits panel without saving any data that was entered since you last

 

 

pressed Enter. Backs up one panel at a time.

 

 

 

F15

System Status

Returns to the System Status panel.

 

 

 

F20

Repeat

Repeats the last command from the DB2 or MVS console.

 

 

 

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Candle-lite DB2 manual Function Keys, Function key assignments, Default function key assignments are listed below