IBM 3270 User Guide

4. Use the INPUT command to enter your text.
If the prefix area of your screen Is on the left, you can make your input screen look
like your edit screen:
1. Set the XEDIT scale line ON if it is not displayed.
2. Set the left margin at position 7 (just to the right of the prefix area).
3. Set the right margin at position 80 or less.
4. Use the INPUT command to enter your text.
EDGAR
If you use EDGAR and are entering files to be formatted by DCF, set the left margin
to column 1. Setting the left margin to column 1 makes DCF formatting commands
appear in the expected positions.
Set the right margin just before the command field so you can avoid the command
field when you input data. Use the Tab key to move the cursor to the command
field.
Distributed Processing Programming Executive (DPPX)
When using Entry Assist with the DPPX editor:
• Do not use the Format subcommand. Use the default format.
• Do not use the tab local-line function. Use the Entry Assist tab function.
Document Composition Faciiity (DCF)
The document composition facility (DCF) program operates on an input data set
that contains both subject matter and formatting controls. A DCF run produces a
document with the subject matter formatted as specified by the formatting controls.
You can change the formatting controls in the data set without changing the subject
matter, and another DCF run results in the same subject matter formatted
according to the new format controls.
When you format a document using Entry Assist formatting controls, you cannot
reformat it at a later time by changing an Entry Assist format control.
From the DCF viewpoint. Entry Assist offers the following functions:
• It helps you create and edit the input data set
• It provides limited formatting for margins and tabbing.
DCF requires that formatting commands appear in specific column locations.
When you enter a DCF document, you must set the left margin for Entry Assist
appropriately. For example:
• When using EDGAR, set the left margin in column 1.
• When using SPF, set the left margin in column 9.
If you want your printed memos to appear as they do on the screen, set the DCF
line length so that it is equal to the space between margins.
Chapter 4. Using Entry Assist with IBM Host Editors and Other Applications 4-3

IBM 3270 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	3270
Category	Desktop
Language	English