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Entering the Design Model

Start the design model facility in one of the following ways:

• Go directly to the CA 2E Designer (*DSNR) menu using the menu parameter on the Start Y2 (YSTRY2) command from any i OS command entry line as follows:

YSTRY2 LIBLST(MYMDL) MENU(DSNR)

• Bypass the Designer (*DSNR) menu and directly enter your model for editing using the Toolkit Change Library List (YCHGLIBL) command and the Edit Model (YEDTMDL) command from any i OS command entry line as follows:

YCHGLIBL MYMDL
YEDTMDL

The Y2 command is a short form of the YEDTMDL command.

YCHGLIBL MYMDL
Y2

• Enter CA 2E using the Start Y2 (YSTRY2) command, specifying the name of your CA 2E design model as the LIBLST parameter from any i OS command entry line as shown in the following example:

YSTRY2 MYMDL

MAIN                          i OS Main Menu

                                System: 2EDV1

Select one of the following:

     1. User tasks

     2. Office tasks

     3. General system tasks

     4. Files, libraries, and folders

     5. Programming

     6. Communications

     7. Define or change the system

     8. Problem handling

     9. Display menu

    10. Information Assistant options

    11. PC Support tasks

    90. Sign off

Selection or command

===> ystrv2 mymdl_____________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

F3=Exit    F4=Prompt   F9=Retrieve   F12=Cancel   F13=Information Assistant F23=Set initial menu

Enter 1 in the command entry line as shown in the following example to display the CA 2E Designer (*DSNR) menu:

MAIN                           2E Main Menu

Level . :   1

                               System: 2EDV1

Select one of the following:

 Design Model            1. Display Designer (*DSNR) menu

                         2. Display Programmer (*PGMR) menu

                         3. Display User (*USER) menu

                         8. Work with Model Object Lists

                         9. Change to work with another model

 Commands               50. 2E commands in alphabetical order

                        51. Commands to set up or alter a model

                        52. Commands to copy a model

                        53. Commands to create an application

                        54. Commands to document a model

                                                               More. . .

Selection or command

===>1_____________________________________________________________

F3=Major Menu  F6=Messages  F8=Rev retrieve F9=Retrieve F10=Cmd Entry F24=More

Enter 1 in the command entry line as shown in the following illustration to enter your design model for editing:

DSNR                    2E Designer (*DSNR) Menu

Level . :  1

                           System: 2EDV1

Select one of the following:

 Enter Model              1. Edit Database Relations

                          2. Services Menu

                          3. Edit Default Model Object List

                          4. Edit Session List (changed objects)

                          5. Work with Model Objects

                          6. Load model and display command line

                          8. Work with Model Object Lists

                          9. Change to work with another model

 Open Access:          ? 10. Change Open Access Model Value

  Enter with *NO         11. Edit Database Relations

                         12. Services Menu

                                                              More. . .

Selection or command

===> 1 _______________________________________________________________

F3=Major Menu  F6=Messages  F8=Rev retrieve F9=Retrieve F10=Cmd Entry F24=More

A CA 2E window with the message Starting Advantage 2E Session appears, and then the Edit Database Relations panel displays as shown in the following example: