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<h1 class="topictitle1">Use prompt control</h1>
<div><p>You can control which parameters are displayed for a command during
prompting by using prompt control specifications. </p>
<div class="section"> <p>This control can simplify prompting for a command by displaying
only the parameters that you want to see.</p>
<p>You can specify that a parameter
be displayed depending on the value specified for other parameters. This
specification is useful when a parameter has meaning only when another parameter
(called a controlling parameter) has a certain value.</p>
<p>You can also specify
that a parameter be selected for prompting only if additional parameters are
requested by pressing a function key during prompting. This specification
can be used for parameters that are seldom specified by the user, either because
the default is normally used or because they control seldom-used functions.</p>
<p>If
you want to show all parameters for a command that has prompt control specified,
you can request that all parameters be displayed by pressing F9 during prompting.</p>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="condp.htm">Conditional prompting</a></strong><br />
You can specify that a parameter is prompted for only when certain conditions are met.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="addpmt.htm">Additional parameters</a></strong><br />
You can specify that a parameter which is not frequently used will not be prompted for unless the user requests additional parameters by pressing a function key during prompting.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="defcm.htm" title="This describes how you can define and create your own commands.">Define commands</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
<div><a href="rbam6delimeters.htm" title="Command delimiters are special characters or spaces that identify the beginning or end of a group of characters in a command.">Command delimiters</a></div>
<div><a href="intcd.htm" title="Command definition allows system users to create additional commands to meet specific application needs. These commands are similar to the system commands.">Command definition parts</a></div>
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<div class="relref"><strong>Related reference</strong><br />
<div><a href="rbam6comdefstate.htm" title="Command definition allows system users to create additional commands to meet specific application needs.">Command definition statements</a></div>
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