Development Tools in the CA ADS Environment

You use the following development tools when you define a CA ADS application:

CA ADS application compiler (ADSA)—Used to define the executable structure of an application
CA ADS dialog compiler (ADSC)—Used to define the dialogs that display and request data at runtime
Online mapping facility (MAPC)—Used to define the screens (maps) displayed by dialogs at runtime
Integrated Data Dictionary (IDD) menu facility—Used to define records and process modules

Types of Definitions

The types of definitions created by using ADSA, ADSC, MAPC, and IDD are listed in following table. Following a general discussion of the use of CA ADS development tools, operations that are commonly performed when using ADSA, ADSC, MAPC, and IDD are presented for each tool. The definitions created by each CA ADS development tool are listed in this table.

Development tool	Definitions created
CA ADS application compiler (ADSA)	Application structures composed of: Functions Responses Task codes
CA ADS dialog compiler (ADSC)	Dialogs
Online mapping facility (MAPC)	Maps
IDD menu facility	Data definitions₁: Work records Elements Code and edit tables (to translate and verify data)₂ Process modules
₁ At some sites, the application developer is not responsible for creating data definitions. ₂ For information on code and edit tables, refer to CA IDMS Mapping Facility Guide.

This section contains the following topics:

CA ADS Development Tools

Using ADSA

Using ADSC

Using MAPC

Using the IDD Menu Facility