Synopsis
FOCUS: Dialogue Manager and FIDEL provides an advanced look at the Dialogue Manager and FIDEL features found in FOCUS.

Audience
This course is for anyone who is interested in learning the advanced features of FOCUS.

Time
4 hours

Product Code: FOCS18
After completing FOCUS: Dialogue Manager and FIDEL, the user should be able to:

Explain Dialogue Manager and FIDEL
Understand the two database systems that are used for examples and exercises
Use the Dialogue Manager to insert control statements in a FOCEXEC
Identify three types of fields on a FIDEL screen

Course Conventions and Databases
Overview
Course databases

Dialogue Manager
Concepts

Control Statements
Using dialogue manager

FIDEL
FIDEL screens
Fields

PF Keys
PF keys
Screen options
Screen attributes

Cursor Control
Positioning your cursor in FIDEL

This course has the following features:

A glossary
A Skill Assessment

FOCUS: Getting Started (FOCS01)
FOCUS: Working with FOCUS (FOCS02)
FOCUS: Basic Report Preparation (FOCS03)
FOCUS: Creating Simple Reports (FOCS04)
FOCUS: Creating Complex Reports (FOCS05)
FOCUS: Additional Reporting Techniques (FOCS06)
FOCUS: Fundamentals of Graphs (FOCS07)
FOCUS: Advanced Graph Topics (FOCS08)
FOCUS: Data Manipulation for Reporting (FOCS09)
FOCUS: Advanced Screening Techniques (FOCS10)
FOCUS: Creating File Definitions (FOCS11)
FOCUS: Adjusting File Definitions (FOCS12)
FOCUS: Accessing External Files (FOCS13)
FOCUS: Basic MODIFY Requests (FOCS14)
FOCUS: Segment Modification (FOCS15)
FOCUS: Complex MODIFY Requests (FOCS16)
FOCUS: Additional File Maintenance (FOCS17)

FOCUS: More Features of FIDEL (FOCS19)
FOCUS: MAINTAIN Facility (FOCS20)
FOCUS: Completing a MAINTAIN Application (FOCS21)