Working with Environment Forms

Navigating within Environment Forms

In general, to move forward and backward through the fields on an Environment form, use the Tab and Shift+Tab keys. You can also use the up and down arrow keys to move forward and backward.

Use the following keys to navigate on a form. See the keyboard map (Alt+K) for a list of what actual keys these navigation shortcuts map to.

Press	To
Exit	Close a form or window and return to the previous form or window.
Home	Move the cursor to the top of the area (form, window, or list) the cursor is in. In some forms or windows, Shift+Home (F10) moves the cursor to the bottom of the area the cursor is in.
Next	Display the next item for a field.
Previous or Ctrl+Next	Display the previous item for a field.
Page Down	Display the next page of data.
Page Up	Display the previous page of data.
Shift+Exit	Exit a series of open windows back to the original form.
Shift+Tab	Move to the previous field.
Tab	Move to the next field.
Up arrow (↑)	Move to the next field.
Down arrow (↓)	Move to the previous field.

Using Function Keys on Environment Forms

All Environment forms have a function key bar at the bottom of the form. The contents of this bar vary from Environment form to Environment form, and they also vary based on what tasks are available for the current cursor position. The position of the label in the function key bar corresponds to which function key you should press. For example, if the Help label is in the first position (farthest to the left), you press F1 to access online Help.

The following table describes the standard function keys. Some Environment forms will display additional function keys not listed here.

Press	To
Clear	Delete field data that is highlighted from the cursor position to the end of the field, window, or detail line. Press Shift+Clear (F3) to delete field data from the cursor position to the bottom of the form or window.
Define	Define various objects (for example, step parameters, report distribution, and print file names). On some forms, pressing Define (F6) transfers you to a maintenance form where you can add a record.
Delete	Delete a line or object (for example, a job name, record, or recurring job). If you mark a line or object, Delete (F9) deletes the marked lines or objects.
Detail	Display detail information about an object.
Edit	Change an object or change the display attributes (for example, highlight or underline) of an object.
Find	Open the Find window. To find a specific item, type a search string in the Find window.
FndNxt	Find the next item in the active form or window that matches the search string typed in the Find window (see Find). Pressing Shift+FndNxt (F3) finds the previous item that matches the search string.
Help	Display online help for an object. For more information, see the section "Getting Help in the Lawson Environment".
Home	Move the cursor to the top of the area (form, window, or list) the cursor is in. In some forms or windows, Shift+Home (F10) moves the cursor to the bottom of the area the cursor is in.
Insert	Insert a blank line above the cursor and move the following lines down one line. On some forms, Insert (F8) lets you add an object.
JobDef	Access the Job Definition form. For instructions on defining a multiple-step job, see Lawson Administration: Jobs and Reports.
JobSch	Access the Active Jobs form. For information about the Job Scheduler, see Lawson Administration: Jobs and Reports.
PrtMgr	Access the Print Manager. For information about the Print Manager, see Lawson Administration: Jobs and Reports.
Select	Display all valid values for a field and select a value.
Send	Send output to a file, a printer, or a form.
Show	View form data in different ways, or view related data.
Submit	Select submission parameters and submit a job to a job queue. For more information, see the section "Running Batch Updates and Reports".
TkXfer	Transfer to any program.
Xfer	Access the transfer menu for the active form. This menu lists the forms you can transfer to from the active form.

Exiting from Environment Forms

You can exit from an Environment form by pressing either the Exit or the OK key (these usually map to the Esc and Enter keys, respectively). Which key you choose depends on whether you need to save any changes you have made on the Environment form. Generally, press Exit (Esc) when you want to exit without saving any changes and press OK (Enter) when you need to save changes. Because the exiting process for some Environment forms varies slightly from these general rules, check the documentation for the form or program you are working with for complete exiting information.