Nortel Networks VT100 - Manual (Page 57)

3-18 Getting started
555-9001-316 Standard 1.0 February 1996
Figure 3-11
Action template for accounting application
The number 1 and the account number are entered at the current cursor
location. Therefore, you do not need to specify a location or a field-tag. The
last line in the “customer” screen template places the contents of the field
starting at location 2,48 (the number 2486.14) into the next output buffer.
ACME Accounting
1 Accounts Receivable
2 Accounts Payable
3 Reports
4 Inventory
5 Exit
Enter menu selection:
Templates Corresponding Screens
#action template to perform steps
#required to retrieve customer's balance
#filename: getbalance.act
getbalance accounting clr_cust logout_cust
accrec #choose Ac. Rec menu
acctno #enters account number
customer #retrieves balance
ACME Accounting
1 Accounts Receivable
2 Accounts Payable
3 Reports
4 Inventory
5 Exit
Enter menu selection: 1
Enter account number:
ACME Accounting
1 Accounts Receivable
2 Accounts Payable
3 Reports
4 Inventory
5 Exit
Enter menu selection: 1
Enter account number: 845-23-87
#screen template to choose accounts
#receivable option, filename:accrec.scn
accrec 1,20 ACME Accounting
0,0 — 1
0,0 > ENTER
#screen template to obtain balance
#filename: customer.scn
customer 1,1 Account Number:
2,48 — $9 Account Number:
Customer:
Address: 845-23-87
Jane K. Smith
19 Alpha Road
Chelmsford
MA 01824
Current Balance:
Payment Due:
Payment Due Date: 2486.14
150.00
4/30/93
Options:
1 Print invoice
2 Enter payment
3 Enter purchase
4 Exit
Enter menu selection:
#screen template to enter acct number
#in popup field, filename: acctno.scn
acctno 1,11 Enter account number:
0,0 — *
0,0 > ENTER