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Chapter

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Linking Menu and Application Screens

This chapter describes how to link the application screens so that an operator
is presented with a logical flow of information.

Section

Page

Linking Application Screens

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Linking Menu Screens

12–2

Screen Linking Guidelines

12–2

Application Screen Linking Function Keys

12–3

Menu and Sub-Menu Linkage Display

12–3

Linking a Menu

12–4

Linking Example

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After you have developed all of the screens necessary for an application, you
need to decide how to link them. It is very helpful to create a flowchart of
the screens to use as a map before you begin to define the links.

The [PREV] and [NEXT] keys of the DTAM Plus or DTAM Micro use the
linking information to move between screens. Not all links need to have a
“next” and “previous” screen. A screen link may create a two-way or
one-way relationship.

Two-way links utilize a Link function:

Screen #20

Screen #30

[NEXT] selected

[PREV] selected

One-way links only utilize a Goto function:

Screen #20

Screen #30

[NEXT] selected

Chapter Objectives

Linking Application Screens

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