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Accessing the Online Compiler

From CA IDMS

Specify the appropriate CA IDMS task code for your site, for example, MAPC. Task codes are defined at system generation and can vary from site to site.

Directly from Another Task

If the task is executing under the transfer control facility, Specify the appropriate CA IDMS task code (for example, MAPC) in conjunction with the SWITCH activity

From the SWITCH Pull Down Menu

Specify the task code of the task to which you want to transfer.

The SWITCH facility enables the map developer to transfer directly from one CA IDMS task to another. For example, the developer can transfer between the online compiler, the CA ADS application generator, the CA ADS dialog generator, and online IDD. When control is transferred from a task, the current session of that task is suspended if necessary. A task can have several suspended sessions.

Information specified for a map is maintained in a queue record during an online session. When a new session is initiated, as when the online compiler is invoked from CA IDMS, a new queue record is built. When a suspended session is invoked, the queue record from the suspended session is used.

Note: For more information about how to use the transfer control facility, see the CA IDMS Common Facilities Guide.