CICS 2 - How to Design a Screen or Map

Important items in the screen design.
  1. Screen headers
  2. Unnamed field with initial value for every named field and headers
  3. Named fields for every data that is going to be communicated between terminal and program .
  4. Unprotected fields to allow terminal user to enter data.
  5. Stopper field to stop end user beyond the maximum size of the field .
  6. ASKIP for every protected field
  7. Error message in the bottom of the screen .
  8. Function keys and its descriptions in the end.
  9. Most of the applications number and amount fields are alphanumeric in the screen design where as these are converted into numeric in the application program.
  10. Static cursor positioning with IC for one field
  11. FSET for the mandatory fields
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