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Generate an Element

To load a Natural or Predict object into the FUSER/Library or FDIC that corresponds to a CA Endevor SCM stage and subsystem, and, in the case of Natural programming objects, execute the CATALL utility to generate Natural executables, use the Generate Elements action.

To generate an element output

1. Access the CA Endevor Integration for the Natural Environment Main Menu.

   Note: For more information, see Start a User Session.

2. Select either the Foreground or Batch processing option and press Enter.

   The Foreground Processing Menu or the Batch Processing Menu opens.

3. Select an object type (Natural programming object, Error message text, DDM, or Predict object) and the generate action type (G) and press Enter.

   The generate interface (for the object type you selected) opens.

4. Choose one of the following steps.
   1. To generate elements from a Generate Selection list, set the Select List option to Y, enter the information for the action, and press Enter.

      The Generate Selection screen opens, letting you select elements for generation by entering an X to the left of an element.

   2. To generate elements without a selection list, set the Select List option to N, enter the information for the action, and press Enter.

      In Foreground mode, an Action Confirmation window opens telling you how many elements have been selected for generation. Press Enter to submit the generate requests.

5. In Foreground mode, CA Endevor Integration for the Natural Environment interfaces with CA Endevor SCM to generate the selected elements.

   In Batch mode, press PF5 from the Batch Processing Menu to submit the requests for batch processing.