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How to Compile the Application (ADSA)

The amount of detail provided for a prototype can be as extensive as the developer wishes, but the basic prototype does not have to be elaborate. After initiating an ADSA session, the developer can define and compile an application as follows:

1. Specify the application — ADSA must be supplied the name of the application and related information such as version number.
2. Name the task code — The task code designates an entry point into the application. If there are multiple entry points, each task code must be defined individually.
3. Define the responses — The responses that initiate the functions of the application must be specified.
4. Define the functions — Menu and dialog functions that are initiated by the responses must be specified.

   Note: Every function that you define as a dialog function in ADSA you must also define to ADSC as a dialog.

5. Compile the application.

When the above-named activities are completed successfully, ADSA defines an Application Definition Block (ADB) for the application and updates the Task Activity Table. Both the ADB and the TAT are stored as load modules in the dictionary and are used by the CA ADS runtime system when the application is executed.