General Remarks regarding Action Codes

Action Codes are abbreviated codes consisting generally of one or two letters which perform some process on the file/Job variable in whose Action field they are placed. The process requested by this Action Code is generally carried out when the mask is transmitted (DUE/ ENTER key).

A few particular Action Codes (e.g. X [Variable Action], P [Print], E [Erase/ Delete], S [Select] ) are first assembled in an internal table. These Actions are only executed when the end of the file list appears on the screen, or the user explicitly requests it by issuing a command A [execute Actions]. The command A has the advantage with long lists that one does not have to page to the end of the list in order to execute the Action Codes.

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A comparison of Action Codes and Variable Actions can be found at the beginning of Chapter 5 "Variable Actions".