Labels for command and function keys

Use the priority table to determine the generated label for a command or function key.

Purpose

A command key such as F3 or function key such as HELP is displayed on a WebFacing Web page with a button for submitting F3 or HELP respectively. The text for the label is defined automatically during conversion or run time based on what you have in your DDS, in a Web Setting that you have defined, or in the project properties of your WebFacing application. If more than one label is defined for a key, WebFacing uses the Table 1 table to determine which label will appear in the browser.
Table 1. Label Priorities
Priority Source of key label text Scope of setting
1 (highest) Command Key Actions in WebFacing project Run Time properties Project
2 Dynamic key labels Web Setting Field
3 Key labels Web Setting Record
4 Key labels Web Setting File
5 Command Key Recognition Patterns in WebFacing project Conversion properties Note: Function keys labels cannot be obtained using this method. Only command key text constants can be recognized in this way during conversion. Record
6 DDS-defined "text" parameter for keyword Record
7 DDS-defined "text" parameter for keyword File
8 (lowest) Key Button Labels in the WebFacing project Conversion properties Project
Related information
Editing properties of a WebFacing project

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