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Using CA 2E Device Design Animation

CA 2E animation provides a direct link between CA 2E and Toolkit prototyping facilities. This lets you interactively simulate your CA 2E system design using 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 CA 2E Animate Function Panels panel displays.

Animate Function Panels               SYMDL                                    
                                                                               
 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, the Animate panel, is the bridge between CA 2E and Toolkit. Use it to specify:

• Whether to convert the CA 2E device design to a Toolkit panel design.
• Animation of CUA panels, action bars, and window definitions.
• Whether to keep or replace information that is 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 the Toolkit commands.