Editing resource definition attributes

To edit resource definition attributes, you can either:

To edit the attributes of a single resource definition:

  1. Display the resource definition on a list panel.
  2. Enter E next to the resource definition.

    An edit panel appears, showing the attributes of the resource definition.

To alter the attributes of one or more resource definitions of the same resource type:

  1. Display the resource definitions on a list panel.
  2. Either:
    • Enter ALT (for "alter") next to each resource definition.

      or, if you want to alter all of the resource definitions in the list,

    • Enter ALT * on the command line (this inserts ALT next to every item in the list), and then press Enter.

    An alter panel appears, showing fields for the resource definition attributes, but no values. This panel alters only the attributes for which you enter values; no other attributes are affected.

  3. Enter values for the attributes that you want to alter.

    To set an attribute to a blank or null value, enter: <blank>, <BLANK>, or the null character (set by the NullChar action bar choice; the default is a slash, /.)

The following tips apply to both the edit and the alter panels.

To choose the information displayed next to each attribute, press the PrevPage key (F10) or the NextPage key (F11). The choices are:

To locate a particular attribute by name, enter:

L attribute_name

(or LOCATE) on the command line, where attribute_name is the (case-insensitive) name of an attribute, or part of a name, such as Program or Userdata. The panel scrolls to the first attribute that matches the name. To locate subsequent matches, press the Repeat Locate key (F5).

If you enter an invalid value for an attribute, the panel displays a brief message. When this happens, press the Help key (F1) to get a list of allowed values.

To discard any edits to the current resource definition since the last save, and return to the list of resource definitions, press the Cancel key (F12).

To get a detailed description of an attribute and its allowed values, move the cursor to the attribute field, and then press the the Help key (F1).