Template files 2-15Meridian IVR VT100 Gateway Development Guide Product release 2.0/IFigure 2-10Application screen for accounting applicationDifferent transactions may access different fields on a screen. For example,a transaction to locate the payment due would only need to access that field,while a transaction retrieving the customer’s balance would only need toaccess the Current Balance field.A screen template is an ASCII file created with a text editor. The screentemplate files you create must reside in or under the Meridian IVR 2.0/I/u/ivr/3270 directory and must have the file name extension .scn. Forexample, if you created a screen template called customer.scn, it would havethese paths:u/ivr/3270/customer.scnFor each accessed field, there should be a field descriptor specified thatgoverns how data is retrieved from or entered in the field. The screentemplate can include both data input entries as well as data output entries.Screen template syntaxThe syntax of a screen template is shown in Figure 2-11.Account Number:845-23-87Customer:Jane K. SmithCurrent Balance:2482.14Address:19 Alpha RoadPayment Due:150.00ChelmsfordPayment Due Date:4/30/93MA 01824Options:1Print invoice2Enter payment3Enter purchase4ExitType menu selection:
