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Specifying Build System Settings

Now that you have the necessary information to set up a network connection to your System i system, you are ready to specify those settings in the Generate and Build options for your model.

The following steps outline how to set up a TCP/IP connection. The process involves three main steps:

1. Creating a System i system.
2. Specifying settings for the system.
3. Indicating that the model should use the newly created system when building for the System i 5250 environment.

To specify build system settings

1. If it is not already running, start CA Plex and open Tutorial5250.mdl. For instructions, see Opening , earlier in this chapter.
2. From the Tools menu, choose

   Build window opens

   

   

3. Click the Generate and Build Options toolbar button. The Generate and Build Options dialog opens:

   

4. Click Set Defaults. The Set Build Directory Defaults dialog opens:

1. Change the Source Library and Object Library fields to YTUTORIAL.

   

   Note: You should have created the YTUTORIAL library on your System i during the CA Plex installation process. For more information, see Getting Started

2. Click OK. The Generate and Build Options dialog opens.
3. To assign the Source directory location as the default location of the generated source directories, Click Apply Defaults.
4. On the left pane of the dialog, select System Definitions. The display changes:

   

   Note: The section on the right looks different on your screen.

5. Click Add. The Add System dialog opens

   

1. Type your system name in the System Name field. Remember that you received this information from your System i network administrator before starting this process.

   Make sure System i is selected in the System Type field, then click OK.

2. The new system name appears in the Generate and Build Options dialog. Now that you have created a System i system, you need to specify its settings.
3. Select the system name you just added and click Properties. The System Properties dialog opens.
4. Change the Job Description Name to QBATCH, and the Job Description Library to YTUTORIAL.

1. Make sure that the Hold on Job Queue check box is not checked and that the Job Priority value is set to 5.
2. In the left pane, select the AS/400 Configuration option. The System Properties dialog changes:

   

1. In the Protocol section, enter the appropriate information in that option’s section.
2. Click OK to close the System Properties dialog.

   Now that you have created a system definition, you must indicate that CA Plex is to use that system when generating and building for the System i 5250 environment.

3. Click OK again to exit the Generate and Build Options dialog.