Batch Compiler Statements › Overview

Overview

The batch compiler provides two sets of compiler statements for creating maps and panels:

• Statements that automatically define panels—These statements are used to create, modify, and delete map and map field occurrences in the data dictionary. Panel and panel field occurrences are created and updated automatically when map and map field occurrences are created and updated. The following statements are used for automatic panel definition:
  • The MAP AUTOPANEL statement defines panel and map occurrences.
  • The MFLD statement for MAP AUTOPANEL defines panel field and map field occurrences.
• Statements that manually define panels—These statements are used to create, modify, and delete map, map field, panel, and panel field occurrences. The following statements are used for manual panel definition:
  • The PANEL statement defines and generates a panel occurrence.
  • The PFLD statement defines and generates a panel field occurrence.
  • The MAP statement defines and generates a map occurrence.
  • The MFLD statement defines and generates a map field occurrence.

Automatic panel definition is contrasted with manual panel definition in the following figures:

What's in this Section?

The statements used to define panels and statements automatically and manually are presented separately below, following a discussion of the attributes list which can be used when defining a panel either automatically or manually.