The Main Menu screen is displayed when the application developer initiates an application compiler session. This screen is used to specify the action taken regarding the application, to name an application and a dictionary, and to specify the next step to be taken in the application definition.
Areas
The screen is composed of six areas:
Activity Selection Area
Displays the application compiler activities available.
The application developer selects an activity to be performed one of two ways:
Application Identification Area
Specifies the application name, application number, dictionary name, and the dictionary node. The fields contained in this section are described below.
Screen Specification Area
Allows the application developer to specify the next step in the definition process. The application developer can either:
Message Area
Displays informational and error messages returned from the application compiler.
Note that the control keys as described earlier in this section (in addition to [Enter]), are identified at the bottom of this screen.
Command Area
Provides a command line for entering the name of the desired action as specified in the activity selection area above. Action names can be abbreviated to the first three letters, ADD, MOD, DEL, COM, DIS or SWI. The system recognizes more than, but not less than, the first three letters of each identification.
If more than one activity is specified on the command line, an error message is displayed. If an activity is specified on the command line, and a control key is pressed, the activity associated with the control key is executed.
If an error is detected after the application developer selects an activity, the application compiler redisplays the current screen. The activity selection is retained and executed when the error is corrected. The application developer can override the initial selection by specifying another activity on the command line, selecting the activity directly from the selection area or by using [PF10].
Key Assignment Area
Presents the valid key choices and the action taken.
Control keys are described earlier in this section.
Main Menu Screen
┌─ Add Modify Compile Delete Display Switch │ ._____________________________________________________________________________. │ └─ CA ADS Application Compiler CA, INC. ┌─ │ Application name . . . . ________ │ Application version . . ____ │ Dictionary name . . . . ________ │ Dictionary node . . . . ________ └─ ┌─ Screen . . . . . . . . . _ 1. General options │ 2. Responses and Functions │ 3. Global records │ 4. Task codes └─ Copyright (C) 2008 CA, INC. Command ===> Enter F1=Help F3=Exit F10=Action
Field Descriptions
Specifies the 1- to 8- character name of the current application. The application name must begin with an alphabetic character and cannot contain embedded blanks. An application name must be specified before any other application compiler activity can be executed.
Specifies the version number, in the range 1 through 9999, of the current application. If no version number is specified, version defaults to 1.
Specifies the 1- to 8- character name of the data dictionary in which the application load module is stored. If no dictionary name is specified, dictionary name is set to the name of the dictionary identified in the user's profile or set through a DCUF SET DICTNAME statement. The dictionary name cannot change once it is validated.
(DDS only) Specifies the node that controls the data dictionary specified by Dictionary name. Dictionary node defaults to the system currently in use.
Specifying a node name is equivalent to issuing a DCUF SET DICTNODE command under CA IDMS/DC or DC/UCF.
Provides the application developer with a quick form of navigation through the application definition process. By specifying the number which precedes the step name, the user avoids any unnecessary scrolling through the screens.
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