Creating a control element

You can create a new control element from the Controls Overview panel. On the panel, type I in Cmd next to any control element entry and press ENTER. The Control Type panel is displayed.

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  |   Command ===>                                                         |
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  |   Please indicate type of control to be inserted below:                |
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  |   Enter "/" or "S" to select option                                    |
  |   _ MVS Batch                                                          |
  |   _ TSO/ISPF                                                           |
  |   _ JOB Schedule                                                       |
  |   _ IMS Online/BMP                                                     |
  |   _ DB2 Batch, SPUFI & DDF                                             |
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  |   Press ENTER to process, END to Exit                                  |
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  |   F1=HELP   F2=SPLIT   F3=END   F4=RETURN   F5=RFIND   F6=RCHANGE      |
  |   F7=UP     F8=DOWN    F9=SWAP  F10=LEFT    F11=RIGHT                  |
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Note: This panel is also displayed if no control elements exist for a control type chosen from the Selection Criteria panel.

Select a control type from the panel and press ENTER. The Control Properties panel for the selected type is displayed. Use the panel to define the new control element. For information on how to complete the panel prompts, see Displaying properties for a control element.

If you exit the window without selecting a control type, the Controls Overview panel is redisplayed.