The global variable STATUS contains the current GUI status. Standard interface statuses almost all have the following structure:

1. : maintenance dialog maintenance type. It can take the following values:

– 'E': one-level maintenance dialog

– 'Z': two-level maintenance dialog

2. : maintenance dialog action mode. It can take the following values:

– 'A': new entries

– 'C': copy

– 'S': display only

– 'T': transport

– 'U': change

3. : current maintenance dialog screen. It can take the following values:

– 'L': overview screen

– 'D': detail screen

4. : dataset display type. It can take the following values:

– 'G': all

– 'X': subset, e.g. all selected, all with same field contents, etc.

5. : entry selection status. It can take the following values:

– <space>: no selected entries

– 'M': no selected entries

6. :

'Display deleted'? It can take the following values:

• <space>: not 'Display deleted’
• 'D': 'Display deleted’

The following statuses are exceptions to the normal structure:

• ERROR: input error in detail screen, the 'skip' function is active
• ERRORLIS: input error in overview screen, the 'skip' function is not active
• REPLACE: 'Change field contents' function error. this status is set for the error dialog.