Each screen can contain of up to 6 rows and 7 columns, which brings the maximum of fields up to 42 screen keys. On creation of the screen you can enter the number of rows/columns to be left out to create a smaller screen with less screen keys.
Each screen key gets a unique function to be recognized from the caption. Place screen keys with similar functions next to each other on the screen. Use colors to group articles within the screen.
Deletion, insertion and change of screen keys is done by the use of the right mouse key. Use a right mouse click on the selected screen key to get the popup-menu with the available options. The screen key can be changed by a double click on it. A new screen key can be created by a double click on a empty space.
When a new screen key is created, the fore and back ground colour, the font and the font size of the previously worked upon screen key will be suggested for the new screen key. Therefor it is easy to create several screen keys with the same layout as the ones before.
Create a screen key on each screen with the function Close screen. Otherwise the screen may stay on top and you will be unable to reach the screens below.
The screen '_FUNCTION contains the five screen keys above the numerical keys (1 to 9) on the Amadeus - PM PRO | POS+ terminal. These screen keys are always displayed, no matter which 6x7 variable screen is in use. Place the mostly used functions here, for example 'Close Order'. These screen keys should not be changed.
When creating a new screen the first dialog will ask for the internal ( code ) name of the screen.
Screen name
Code name for the screen.
Screen type
NORMAL for the usual screens for articles, START for a start screen, FUNCTION is not in use yet, CHOICEMENU is for screens for Table d'hote
Index rows
Number of rows to be left out from the top of the screen, by which the underlying rows of the previous screen still can be used.
Index columns
Number of columns to be left out from the left of the screen, by which the underlying columns of the previous screen still can be used.
Description
Description of the screen.
Startup screen
Only a screen marked as startup screen may be used as a starting screen for the Amadeus - PM PRO | POS+ terminal.
6x7 tablet
Tablet of up to 6 rows and up to 7 columns with screen keys.
Here the screen keys are defined for this screen.