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Using Device Design Animation

CA 2E animation provides a direct link between CA 2E and the Toolkit prototyping facilities. You can interactively simulate your CA 2E system design using the Toolkit and easily return to your CA 2E design model.

You animate a CA 2E device design in the following ways:

• Press F2 from the CA 2E device design editor.
• Enter A to animate a selected function from the following CA 2E panels:
  • Open Functions
  • Edit Function Devices

The Animate Function Panels opens. A sample panel is shown next.

Animate Function Panels 			My Model 

Convert Model Panel. : Y (Y-Yes, N-No) 		Convert all panels : Y (Y-Yes, N-No) 
  Replace Navigation : N (Y-Yes, N-No)
  Replace Action Bar : N (Y-Yes, N-No) 
  Clear Narrative. . : N (Y-Yes, N-No) 
  Clear Test Data. . : N (Y-Yes, N-No) 

Panel Name(s). . . . : *SRCMBR *SRCMBR, *SELECT, *panel, name 
File . . . . . . . : YDSNPNL Name 
Library. . . . . . : *MDLLIB *MDLLIB, *GENLIB, *LIBL, name 
Member . . . . . . : *FILE *FILE, name 

Display. . . . . . . : Y (Y-Yes, N-No) 
  Display Option . . : 1 1-DSPDTA, 2-DSPATR, 3-CHGDTA, 4-WRKPNL 

Return to this device design . . . . . . : N (Y-Yes, N-No) 

Enter=Execute F3=Exit

This panel, called the Animate panel, is the bridge between CA 2E and the Toolkit. Use it to specify:

• Whether to convert the CA 2E device design to a Toolkit panel design
• Animation of Common User Access (CUA) panels, action bars, and window definitions
• Whether to keep or replace information associated with the Toolkit panel design, such as, test data and command key and action bar definitions
• The name and location of the Toolkit panel design
• Whether to transfer control to Toolkit
• Where to return within CA 2E

The following sections discuss these actions and alternative ways to achieve them using Toolkit commands.