4.14 Configuring Prompts

Prompts are Global Configuration objects that are contained in packages. The prompts are the fields that are presented to users when they create a driver. The prompts are created by developers so users can configure the driver correctly. For more information, see Section 7.6.8, Adding Default Package Prompts.

Prompts are stored in a Resources folder under the package in the package catalog. To see the properties of the prompt, right-click the prompt, then click Properties.

4.14.1 Prompts General Settings

You can change many of the general settings for the prompts.

Table 4-25 Prompts General Settings

Setting

Description

Name

Displays the name of the prompt. You cannot change the name of the prompt. It is set when the prompt is created. The name of the prompt is a combination of the package name and the prompt type.

Type

A list of the different prompt types. You can change the prompt type. The prompt types are:

  • Driver Name

  • Global Configuration

  • Initial Settings

  • Job

  • Remote Loader

  • Upgrade Settings

  • MSysInfo Classification

  • Custom

Order

This is the order in which the prompts are displayed when a driver is configured. 0 is the first prompt that is displayed and the rest are in ascending order.

Targets

Click Add or Remove to add and remove the packages the prompt is part of. The package you created the prompt on is the first package listed.

4.14.2 Prompts

The Prompts field is an example of what is displayed when the package is configured. You can validate that the prompts are displayed properly before configuring a package.

4.14.3 Prompts Transformation

Displays the transformation style sheet for the prompt resources GCV document, based on the GCVs of other prompts that appear before this prompt in the sorted package prompt list. This style sheet is created by default when the prompt is created. You can modify the style sheet on this page.

If you have made changes to the style sheet, you can clear the changes and revert to the default style sheet:

  1. Click Generate from template.

  2. Select the template type, then click OK.

4.14.4 Target Transformation

Displays a transformation style sheet that allows the prompts to modify the package items in the targets of the prompts. You can modify the style sheet on this page.

If you have made changes to the style sheet, you can clear the changes and revert to the default style sheet:

  1. Click Generate from template.

  2. Select the template type, then click OK.