Introduction to the Mapping Facility › Overview › What's in this Chapter?

What's in this Chapter?

This introductory section briefly discusses the components used to create and maintain maps:

• The online compiler
• The batch compiler and utility

Additionally, the following runtime features that augment the use of maps at runtime are discussed:

• Automatic editing and error-handling
• Alternative maps

Finally, a discussion of terminals supported by the mapping facility completes this section.