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Operator Code Information, System Administration

This option allows you to change the parameters of the current operator codes.

This option allows you to change the parameters of the current operator codes.

This is a protected utility. If security is active, access to this utility is restricted to those individuals with knowledge of the system password.

  • Maintain Default Master Menu, Entry/Exit Programs, and Printer. These fields allow you to specify the menu to be displayed after an operator logs in and the program to run when the operator exits. You can also specify a program to be executed when the operator code is entered, but the program must RUN“ID” when it is terminated.
  • A default printer name can be specified. Whenever the system prompts for a printer, the default printer is used as the first printer name in the printer line, so that pressing Enter selects the default. The master menu and exit program defaults can also be specified for Installation Information, but those set for an Operator Code have precedence.

Select Operator Code Information from the System Administration options. The system displays the following screen:

Operator Code Information - System Administration

Screenshot from Dictionary-IV Administrator Guide

You may edit the following information:

Operator Master Menu Type a 3 to 8 alphanumeric character menu name and press Enter. This is the menu the system displays at login for this operator. This value overrides the value defined in Installation Information. For more information see Installation Information in the Utilities Reference section of this document.

Operator Entry Program Type a 3 to 8 alphanumeric character program name and press Enter. This is the program the system executes at logoff for this operator. This value overrides the value defined in Installation Information. For more information see Installation Information in the Utilities Reference section of this document.

Operator Exit Program
Define the program to execute at logoff. The default is the login program (UTLOGIN).

OPENworkshop Start-Up Menu This field defines the starting menu that will be displayed when OPENworkshop is executed. The default menu name is OOM0.

Default Printer Name
Type the default printer name for this operator and press Enter. It is the printer this operator uses most.

Current Language Code Press Enter until you display the language you want to use. You can only select a language code that has been enabled by System Administration.

Field Edit Clear
Select one of the following:

Y When the first keystroke is not a field editing key, the entire field clears.

N Does not clear the field. You must type over and delete current data.

Display Using Default Colors
Select one of the following:

Y Uses the default colors from the Window Configurator.

N Uses the colors saved with definitions.

Help Edit Developer/User
Press the Enter key until you display the status flag you want to use while processing on-line help.

Developer
When the requested on-line help does not exist in the current language, you will be given the option to define it "on the fly."
User
When the requested on-line help does not exist in the current language, the help displays in an alternate language. If the help is not defined in any of the enabled languages, an error message displays.

Hotkey Menu
Allows you to specify the hotkey menu to display when you press Ctrl-P at any Dictionary-IV prompt.

A hotkey menu is a Dictionary-IV pop-up menu, which is a .MN. type of window help. For more information see Help Definition in the Dictionary-IV Developer Guide.

An example is the standard Dictionary-IV hotkey menu IDMU10.

There are several considerations to keep in mind when defining a hotkey menu:

  • A standard pop-up menu allows you to define a selection value to be returned to the calling program. Since a hotkey menu is invoked by and processed by Dictionary-IV, any returned selection values not supported by the Dictionary-IV hotkey processing are ignored.
  • The hotkey menu does support a calculator and calendar function. To add the calculator function, add a menu selection line with a return value of 1. To add the calendar function, add a menu selection line with a return value of 2.
  • Hotkey menus support CONNECT MENU, CONNECT HELP, CONNECT VIEW, CONNECT SCREEN, CONNECT REPORT, CONNECT QUERY.
Diagram: NOTE: Changes to the operator code information require that you logoff to activate the changes.

OPENworkshop Exit Method This value is used to designate the method that is to be called when an OPENworkshop menu times out. This value can also be set for an Operator Code (and has precedence over the value in Installation Information). If no value is set in either the install information or the operator record, no time out will occur for menus.

From the Dictionary-IV Administrator Guide, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF