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How EABs are Created

EABs must be completed and installed on your target system before the load modules that invoke them are built.

Note: Completing EABs requires a significant amount of programming experience and a detailed knowledge of the programs or the information being accessed using the EAB.

Each of the following tasks is performed outside the CA Gen software. Before you build a load module that uses an EAB you need to perform each of the following procedures:

Follow these steps:

  1. Identify any EABs that need to be completed.
  2. Locate the EAB code within your target configuration.
  3. Analyze the EAB stub to determine the input and output requirements for your external action.
  4. Create the appropriate external action logic.
  5. Compile the EAB.
  6. Link into an EAB library.