Adding an Event

  1. Press the right arrow key to move from the State column to the Event column.

    - or -

    Press Define (F6) and choose Events.

    If events already exist, the cursor moves to the first event in the Event column. Press Define (F6) and choose New Event.

    Field Description
    Event Name Name of the event.
    Event Type

    Event to perform.

    Add to add a record to the file.

    Change to modify the field values of a record in the file.

    Delete to remove a record from the file.

    Function to perform an update function on a record in the file. You can use this type of event to define a set of rules you want the program to perform. For example, use a Function event to define rules that move records from the current state to another state.

  2. Press OK.

    The new event appears in the Event column.