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[pcmoonbeam]

I would like to be able to use extended attributes on a map to cause an error message to blink. However, when I assemble the map, I can't seem to get the extended attribute output in the DSECT that is copied into the CICS program. Here's the mapset and map definition

[warp5]

I don't have time to examine this, but did you look at your compile procedure if perhaps there is a restriction/parameter there?

[CraigG]

In the few maps where I have used extended attributes I use

DSATTS=(COLOR,HILIGHT), MAPATTS=(COLOR,HILIGHT),

on both the DFHMSD and the DFHMDI.

[archowdhury]

Are you are using SDF2 to create/generate your map?

You can use extended attributes in SDF2 in the following manner:

Go to 1 (PANEL EDITOR) --> Select your panel for editing --> Select 1 (CHARACTERISTICS) --> press PF8.

You can see Highlight, Color etc. Select whichever attributes you require. Now when you generate your map you will get those variables in your symbolic map. For blinking your text just see what attributes you need to populate in the highlight attribute byte.

Hope this helps


~Amit

[Anand_R]

Hi

I was reading through cics programming guide and I see the following note in regards tO DSATTS, I belive you have to specify DSATTS if you want that field to be generated in the symbolic map

"The DSATTS option tells BMS that we want to alter the highlighting of some fields at execution time, and therefore it should produce