PD (Parameter Description)

The PD tag defines a parameter description in a parameter list.

Syntax


>>-<PD>--+-----------------------+--+-------+------------------><
         '-parameter-description-'  '-</PD>-'

Parameters

parameter-description: This is the text of the parameter description.

Comments

The PD tag defines a parameter description in a parameter list.

Restrictions

You must code the PD tag within a PARML definition. See PARML (Parameter List) for a complete description of this tag.
Each PD tag must be paired with a PT tag. You can specify only one PD tag for each PT tag within a parameter list. The PD tag must immediately follow the PT tag it is associated with.

Processing

Table 1. Tags you can code within a PD definition
Tag	Reference	Usage	Required
DL	DL (Definition List)	Multiple	No
FIG	FIG (Figure)	Multiple	No
HP	HP (Highlighted Phrase)	Multiple	No
LINES	LINES (Lines)	Multiple	No
NOTE	NOTE (Note)	Multiple	No
NOTEL	NOTEL (Note List)	Multiple	No
NT	NT (Note)	Multiple	No
OL	OL (Ordered List)	Multiple	No
P	P (Paragraph)	Multiple	No
PARML	PARML (Parameter List)	Multiple	No
PS	PS (Point-and-Shoot)	Multiple	No
RP	RP (Reference Phrase)	Multiple	No
SL	SL (Simple List)	Multiple	No
UL	UL (Unordered List)	Multiple	No
XMP	XMP (Example)	Multiple	No

Examples

Here is help panel markup that contains a parameter list with three PD definitions. Figure 1 shows the formatted result.

<!DOCTYPE DM SYSTEM>

<HELP NAME=pd DEPTH=20>Help for Ordering Parts
<AREA>
<INFO>
  <P>Use one of the following codes when ordering
  a part number from inventory:
  <PARML TSIZE=5>
    <PT>ST
    <PD>Indicates that the part
    order is for stock replenishment.
    <PT>CU
    <PD>Indicates that the part
    order is for immediate customer shipment.
    <PT>EL
    <PD>Indicates that the part
    order is for shipment to an external location.
  </PARML>
</INFO>
</AREA>
</HELP>

Figure 1. Parameter descriptions

             Help for Ordering Parts

 Use one of the following codes when ordering a
 part number from inventory:

 ST
      Indicates that the part order is for stock
      replenishment.

 CU
      Indicates that the part order is for
      immediate customer shipment.

 EL
      Indicates that the part order is for
      shipment to an external location.

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