InterForm Manual - System & Method

W hat is new in the 2012 versions
This Users Guide describes functions available in version 2012M01 and newer.
Below are listed most of the new features added in InterForm400 since the last Users Guide
(version 2011).
Auto Forms Control
• New conditional SPLF attribute: User data. The user data field is now added to the list
of spooled file attributes which you can use for conditioning the Auto Forms Control
functions. Refer to page 132 for details.
• *USER as output queue for ‘1=Merge with overlay’ as for ‘5=Move Spooled file’.
When you select the output queue for the merged spooled file you can now also
specify *USER instead. With this feature you can place the merged spooled file on the
preferred output queue of the spooled file owner. Refer to page 141 for details.
• Easier change of program owner (called from AFC) into QSECOFR is added.
InterForm400 only calls user programs owned by QSECOFR. If you are authorized
you can change the owner when adding the program call in InterForm400 by pressing
F10. Refer to page 149 for an example.
Graphical Designer
• Disable/Suspend elements in overlays. It is now possible to suspend design
elements in an overlay like in Auto Forms Control. This makes it possible to
temporarily disable elements instead of deleting them. This is explained on page 525.
Refer to page 65 for details of the green screen designer.
• Preview for ZPL overlays. It has been possible to preview the merged ZPL result in
the green screen for a while. This is now also possible in the grafical designer. Refer
to details on page 513.
• A new reposition option (Reposition after execute of suboverlay) for conditioned
overlays is now implemented for the graphical designer (as it has been for the green
screen designer). W ith this feature you can make height of the conditioned overlay fit
the height of an extended remap window. Refer to page 82 and 522 for details.
• Indication of Page Management and Copy management on design elements.
Previously it was not possible to see that page management or copy management
was used (in the graphical designer) unless you edited the element. The indication is
described on page 524.
• Position to Top or Bottom when editing a sub overlay. W hen you click the ‘pencil’
icon to edit a sub overlay the designer now directly positions to the ‘Top’ of the sub
overlay making it possible to add elements immediately.
• Error message "Unknown spooled file error" is now more specific. Previously this
error message covered several possible problems. Now a specific error message is
issued if something else is wrong.
• Other features has been added: The designer now runs on Java 1.7, the host
machine and user profile are now shown in the top of the designer and a Change
log for the designer is included under ‘Help’.
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