Such directories are typically referred to simply as menus. It can be made available to all users of that application area from the area menu. It does not typically result in an online screen display. For example, an application that runs at night to produce a report you pick up at the Operations window in the morning is a batch application. The windows may partially overlay one another, pop-up when needed and remain on the screen with other windows.
Table Talk uses character- based windows to guide program development.
Note that these boxes called windows are not related to the Microsoft Windows operating system used widely on PCs. CA's online full screen data maintenance system. This electronic data management function is generically called a Teleprocessing System or a TP Session Manager. At IPFW CICS is the system that controls access to the online Student Information System within the VSE operating system. IBM's interactive operating system subset of the VM operating system.