Defining Transfers

All programs are called by form IDs. A form ID is a unique identifier for an object, such as a form, a menu, a report program, and so on. Form IDs let you quickly transfer to a program and easily define menus. You use form and menu IDs to define Transfer menus: environment utility form IDs, application form IDs, user form IDs, and menu IDs.

Environment Utility An environment utility form ID is a unique identifier for an Environment program, for example, dbdef, pgmdef, and jobdef. Environment programs let you perform tasks such as defining a database, defining form and object rules, painting forms and reports, controlling batch jobs, managing print files, and so on.

Lawson Software groups environment utility form IDs into categories. A category is a way to organize programs with similar functions. Environment utility form IDs are defined by Lawson and are not grouped under a product line.

Application An application form ID is an alphanumeric representation of a Lawson Software application program. For a batch program, the form ID is the program code (for example, HR212). For a form, the form ID is the program code followed by a period and a number representing the position of the form in the program (for example, PA12.2 is the ID for the second form of PA12).

Lawson Software groups application form IDs under a product line. Within a product line, application form IDs are grouped into system codes. A system code is a way to organize programs that perform a function together.

User A user form ID is a unique identifier for a user-developed program. User form IDs represent user-defined programs and shell scripts that a user created; for example, a cpio command or a sleep command. User programs let you perform tasks that you design for your specific needs.

You can group user form IDs into categories to organize programs with similar functions.

Menu A menu ID represents a predefined menu in the Environment; for example, laenv, larw, GLMN.0, and so on.

Lawson Software groups menu IDs under a product line. You can also define transfer menus.

For instructions on defining form IDs, see the Lawson Administration: Server Setup and Maintenance.

To define transfers

  1. Select the desired menu or form, press Define (F6), and choose Transfers. For instructions on accessing a menu or form, see Defining a Menu Program, Defining a Menu, and Defining a Transfer Menu.

    The Transfer menu appears.

  2. To put new form IDs on the menu, select a blank line, press Define (F6), and choose Executable.

    To override an existing form ID on the menu, select the form ID you want to replace, press Define (F6), and choose Executable.

  3. In the Define Menu Option window, type or select the following data.
    In this field Type or Select (F4)
    Form ID

    The form ID you want to put on the menu. You can select an application, environment utility, or user ID.

    To put multiple application form IDs on the menu at the same time, press Select (F4), mark the desired form IDs, and press OK. The system puts the form IDs on the menu in the order you select them.
    Product Line

    The product line of the form ID you want to put on the Transfer menu.

    Leave this field blank for environment utility or user form IDs.
  4. Press OK.

    The system puts the form titles for the selected form IDs on the Transfer menu.

    Each column in a menu can have eighteen transfer options. To put two columns of form IDs on a Transfer menu, see Editing a Menu.

  5. Press OK twice to save the Transfer menu.
  6. Press Exit to return to the form from which you accessed the Transfer menu.