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Welcome to the learning unit - Abbreviations in T24. In this learning unit, you will learn the

CUS1.Creating Abbreviations-R09.01

a vantages an ow to a revate your app cat on names n .


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At the end of the session you will be able to,


1. Understand the need for Abbreviations in T24

2. Learn the use of the ABBREVIATION Application in T24

3. Create your own abbreviations and use them


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In general, Abbreviation is a short form of a long word or phrase. A T24 user would not like


to type n t e u app cat on name every ay to nvo e some requent y use app cat on. twould be much easier for the user if an abbreviation exists for the application. Abbreviationshave been introduced in T24 to avoid using long T24 Application names , longer versionnames and to customise T24 commands for the user


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Lets take a look at how to invoke an application from the command prompt. You type in the


app cat on name at t e comman prompt, . n t s examp e an t eapplication is launched in a new window. Dont you think it would be easier to type FTinstead of FUNDS.TRANSFER to invoke the funds transfer application?


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In this illustration you see how to invoke a version for money market application. As a firststep, create a version for the application. The version is invoked by typing the applicationname followed by a comma and the version name. The version is launched in the newwindow. Again it much be much easier for the end user if the version is abbreviated.


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ABBREVIATION application in T24 is used to create abbreviations for applications, versionsan enqu r es. o create an a rev aton, say or oney ar et app cat on, t e orthe abbreviation application is entered as MM. Lets take a look at the fields in thisapplication.

ID :The actual abbreviation can be any alphanumeric text.

ORIGINAL TEXT :The actual text that would have been entered in the command line. It is amandatory field.

This field contains the original Application, Function command or record ID for which theabbreviation was created.



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To create an abbreviation for money market, enter the application name


. . n t e e r g na ext. on t orget to comm t an aut or se t erecord. MM is the abbreviation used for this application as indicated by the ID.


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Now lets learn how to invoke the application with the abbreviation you just created.


1. At the command prompt type MM to invoke the money market application.

2. The application is launched in a new window as illustrated.


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To create an abbreviation for a version MM.MONEY.MARKET,CALLDEP ,create ana rev at on recor w t as t e a rev at on you want to use, say . on tforget to commit and authorize the record.



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To invoke the version, type MMCALLDEP at the command prompt. This is the ID of the


a rev at on recor .

This launches the version created for the money market application in a new window.



How do you invoke an enquiry in T24? You type in ENQUIRY.SELECT followed by theenquiry name. For easy use, an abbreviation record ENQ is created with the Original Textset as ENQUIRY.SELECT. So you can use ENQ instead of typing ENQUIRY.SELECT toinvoke an enquiry.


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Now that you have created an abbreviation ENQ for an enquiry, lets launch the enquiry for


app cat on. t t e comman prompt type o owe y t e enqu ry, say%PROTOCOL in this example. This brings up the selection criteria box for the enquiry in anew window as illustrated.


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1. ABBREVIATION is the application which is used to create abbreviations in T24 True /False

Answer:

2. Abbreviations are also used to customise T24 commands - True / FalseAnswer:

3. The id to the ABBREVIATION application is the application name itself- True / False

Answer:



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1. Abbreviations are used to avoid long T24 Application names

2. Abbreviations are created using the application ABBREVIATION

3. Abbreviations can be created for versions and commands also



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In this learning unit, you have learnt the advantages and how to abbreviate your applicationnames n . ou w now e a e to,

1. Understand the need for Abbreviations in T24

2. Learn the use of the ABBREVIATION Application in T24

3. Create your own abbreviations and use them



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