The status bar contains five areas which contain the following information (from left to right):
Messages displays informational, warning, or error messages that generate as you run your applications. The specific message depends on events that happen as you run your application. This line may often be blank, indicating that no message currently applies.
User displays the user ID of the person who is signed on to APPX.
Database displays the database you are currently using.
Application displays the current application (three characters) and version (two characters).
Mode/Interactive Phase There are four modes: add, delete, inquire, or change, which you can select with the Mode options. Interactive phase represents a finer breakdown of the mode. For example, you may be in change mode, at the point where you are about to specify the key value of a record you want to change. The mode/interactive phase at this point indicates Chg/Key. After a record has been retrieved and displayed on the screen, only Chg displays. For further information about modes and interactive phases, refer to those sections.