Mantis Screen Standards

Area:: Languages
Topic:: Mantis Screens
Standard:: Production Mantis must use screens that conform to specified guidelines.

Procedures:

General Screen Layout

Program identifier in upper left corner
User title on first line
Time and Date in upper right corner
Screen title on second line
Message line on entire third line
Place key field near top left of screen to bottom left, then top right to bottom right
Last two lines reserved for PF Key assignment
Designation PF2/14 should be hardcoded on the far left of the PF key assignments

Application Screen Layout

Fields on screen in order of importance--top left to bottom left then top right to bottom right
Group like items together
Line up fields on screen
Label fields wherever possible
Avoid overcrowding screen

Field Attributes

User Title, Screen Title, message line and PF key definitions should be highlighted
Time, date, program identifier and PF key dividers should not be highlighted
Data field text descriptions are generally highlighted
Data fields are generally not highlighted

Special Considerations

Screen name should be the same as the program name
Keep screen design within a system consistent
All input fields should be coded to automatically skip to the next input field
Place vertical bars on all blank lines
The time and date fields should have variable names of SYSTIME and SYSDATE
The message field should have a variable name of MSG
The "new application" field should have a variable name of APPL
PF key array and associated command array should have variable names of PFK and CMD
Use ISYS:STD (password ISYS) as a model for all screens

A Mantis Screen Example

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C105        AUBURN UNIVERSITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS       09:06:22
                CENTREX FILE ACCOUNT CHARGES           04/18/86
ENTER/CHANGE DATA AND PRESS PF1/13 TO UPDATE
ACCOUNT ===> 216601 DIV COMP & DP  LOOKUP PHONE ===>

                                   LINES --RATE--     --TOTAL--
                                     58     20.00      1,160.00
MAIN LINE CHARGES (SCB):                     0.00
OTHER CHARGES (SCB):                       874.36
EQUIPMENT CHARGES:                           0.00
ONE-TIME CHARGES (SCB):                      0.00
                 (OTHER VENDORS):            0.00
EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT:                        0-00000
LAST INVOICE TOLL CHARGES:                  53.44
LAST INVOICE DIR ASST CHARGES:              24.00

TOTAL OF LAST INVOICE:                    2213.51

NUMBER OF INVOICES REQUIRED:                    1 (1, 2 or 3)
                                      LAST UPDATED:  04/02/86

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