Menu Option Maintenance

Using the"Menu Option Maintenance Selection Window", you can maintain your menu options. This option provides you with the ability to:

   Incorporate options from CMS menus

   Incorporate from your own program

   Incorporate from a sub menu

   Name your options

   Use subheadings for groups of options

Menu Option Maintenance Selection Window

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Menu Name

Enter a valid menu name. Names are created using the Application Maintenance Option from the Menu Maintenance Menu.

Option Number

Enter the option number to be maintained. This is the option number to be displayed on your menu.

OK

Click OK to open the "Menu Option Maintenance Selection Window".

Menu Option Maintenance Detail Window

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Option Text

Enter the option name or description. you may use the text used on the CMS menu from which this option originates by leaving this field blank, or enter any user defined description.

Heading Text

Use this feature when you are creating a menu which has several options taken from more than one CMS menu.

Enter a heading for this group of options only when this is the first option of a group.

Lines After

Enter the number of lines to leave blank before listing the next option or heading.

CMS References Menu

Enter the name (located at the upper left corner of every menu) of the menu that this option originates from.

Use the Prompt button to display a list of menu names.

Option

Enter the original option number from the referenced menu. If an option description is not entered above, the CMS option description will be used.

Security Application Code

Enter the code used in security maintenance. The system will pull this data from security maintenance if it is not entered here. The valid application codes are:

Code

Application

Code

Application

01

All

02

Accounts Payable

03

Accounts Receivable

04

General Ledger

05

Unavailable

06

Installation

07

Job Cost

08

Purchase Order

09

Payroll

10

Save/Restore Menu

11

Re-Org Menu

12

Set Up Default Values

13

Bill of Material

14

Order Processing

15

Security

16

User Security

17

Unavailable

18

Property Management

19

Equipment Accounting

20

Project Control

21

Subcontractor Search

22

Support System

23

Equipment Maintenance

24

Human Resources

25

Project Administration

26

Material Requisition

27

Time & Materials

28

Service Request

29

Plant Sales

 

 

Functional Security

The user must have the appropriate function security for the selected option. The system will automatically pull this data if it is not entered here. The valid Functional Security Codes are:

Security Code

Description

01

File Maintenance - All Fields

02

File Maintenance - Non $ Fields

03

Inquiries

04

Reports

05

Transaction Processing

06

Month End Processing

07

Quarterly Processing

08

Year End Processing

09

Entry

10

Display Job Income

11

Display Payroll Pay Rates

Allow Change

Y = This record can be changed as required.

N = Changes to the option and heading text fields will be allowed. The CMS references will not be accessible again.

CMS menus cannot be changed by our clients regardless of the code.

Note   Once you enter N, you cannot change back to Y.

Do not use CMS References if you use one of the following:

Command to Execute or Sub Menu

Command to Execute

If this option is one of your programs, enter the command to execute that program.

OR

Sub Menu

Enter the name of the sub menu (located at the upper left corner of every menu) to execute.

ENTER

Enter the name of the sub menu (located at the upper left corner of every menu) to execute.

View Menu

Click this option to view your menu.

If the entries on this screen are correct, press Enter to return to the "Menu Option Maintenance Detail Window".

ENTER

A second time to record this menu option.