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SELECTION-SCREEN - Quick reference

Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

SELECTION-SCREEN  { { COMMENT [/][pos|POS_LOW|POS_HIGH](len) 

                 
    { text | {[text] FOR FIELD sel} } 

                      [VISIBLE LENGTH vlen] 

                      [MODIF ID modid] } 

                  | { FUNCTION KEY n } 

                  | { POSITION {pos|POS_LOW|POS_HIGH} } 

                  | { PUSHBUTTON [/][pos|POS_LOW|POS_HIGH](len) 

                      button_text USER-COMMAND fcode 

                      [VISIBLE LENGTH vlen] 

                      [MODIF ID modid] } 

                  | { SKIP [n] } 
 
                | { ULINE [[/][pos|POS_LOW|POS_HIGH](len)] 

                 
    [MODIF ID modid] } } 

                  [FOR {TABLE|NODE} node [ID id]]. 

Effect

Creates basic screen elements on the current selection screen.

Additions

• COMMENT text | {[text] FOR FIELD sel}
  Creates an output field with the text text that can be assigned to a parameter or a selection criterion sel.
• FUNCTION KEY n
  Activates one of the predefined pushbuttons with the function codes "FC01" to "FC05" in the application toolbar.
• POSITION {pos|POS_LOW|POS_HIGH}
  Positions the following screen element within a line.
• PUSHBUTTON button_text USER-COMMAND fcode
  Creates a pushbutton with the text button_text and the function code fcode.
• SKIP [n]
  Creates one or n blank lines.
• ULINE
  Creates a horizontal line.
• [/][pos|POS_LOW|POS_HIGH](len)
  Specifies the position of the screen element.
• VISIBLE LENGTH vlen
  Defines the visible length of the screen element as vlen.
• MODIF ID modid
  Assigns the screen element to the modification group modid.
• FOR {TABLE|NODE} node
  Obsolete: Assigns the screen element in a logical database to a node node of the associated structure.
• ID id
  Obsolete: Defines a maximum three-character ID id for the screen element in a logical database.