RETKEY (Retain Function Keys) and RETCMDKEY (Retain Command Keys) keywords

Use these record-level keywords to indicate that function keys, command function (CFnn) keys, or command attention (CAnn) keys, which were enabled on a display, should be retained when the record you are defining is displayed.

In most cases, the keys enabled on the display are those which were specified on the last output operation. Additionally, the i5/OS™ operating system automatically retains valid keys when a record format sends no data to the display.

Note that if the record previously displayed is defined in another display file, the keys enabled for that record will not be retained when the record you are defining is displayed.

These keywords have no parameters.

• RETKEY keyword
  RETKEY indicates to retain any CLEAR, HELP, HLPRTN, HOME, PAGEDOWN, PAGEUP, PRINT, ROLLDOWN, and ROLLUP keywords when the record is displayed.
• RETCMDKEY keyword
  RETCMDKEY indicates whether to retain CAnn or CFnn keys when the record is displayed.
• Considerations for specifying RETKEY and RETCMDKEY keyword
  These rules must be considered when you specify the RETKEY and RETCMDKEY keywords.