Overview

Using the online compiler, developers can define, compile, modify, and delete CA IDMS maps in an online environment. The online compiler performs the following functions:

Requests user specifications for defining, copying, modifying, and deleting map-related entity occurrences through a series of screens
Constructs and stores map entity occurrences, based on the map developer specifications
Compiles or deletes map load modules

Although the online compiler performs most operations that are available through the batch compiler and utility, there are still specific reasons to use the batch compiler and utility. For example, a developer would use the batch compiler to generate device groupings for the map and the batch utility to decompile a map.

The online compiler can modify maps that were created by either the online compiler or the batch compiler and batch utility (unless the map defines device groupings, since maps for multiple devices cannot be simultaneously represented by the online compiler).

Note: For more information about the batch compiler and utility, see the chapter “Batch Compiler and Batch Utility Overview".

What's in this Chapter?

This chapter discusses:

How to initiate an online compiler session
What the screens look like
How to use the action bar
How to use the function keys