Paradyne 7112 manual Screen Work Areas, Screen Format Types, What Affects Screen Displays

Using the ASCII Terminal Interface (ATI)

Screen Work Areas

There are two user work areas:

HScreen area ± Provides the menu path, access level, menus, and input fields above the dotted line.

The menu path appears as the first line on the screen. In this manual, the menu path is presented as a menu selection sequence with the names of the screens For example:

Main Menu → Configuration → Load Configuration From →

Edit → Terminal Port

HScreen function key area ± Provides functions available below the dotted line based upon screen selection and access level.

Screen Format Types

Three types of screen formats are available on the ATI.

Use the screen format . . .

To . . .

Menu selection	Display a list of available functions for user selection.
Input	Add or change information on a screen.
	Input or edit fields that have an Underline in the field value
	or selection. See Screen Work Areas.
Display	Display configuration information and results from
	performance and DSU/CSU-specific tests.
	Display-only fields that have no underline in the field value.

What Affects Screen Displays

What appears on the screens depends on the:

HCurrent configuration ± How your DSU/CSU is currently configured.

HEffective security access level ± An access level that is typically set by the system administrator for each interface and each user.

HData selection criteria ± What you entered in previous screens.

7112-A2-GB20-20 March 1998 2-3