This new version includes features that improve the overall quality of the product.
The number of the generation differences between Pacbase and Rational® Programming Patterns is significantly lower. Fewer regression tests are then needed after the transition.
You can search for the usages of a Data Element in the code that is entered manually in the PROCEDURE DIVISION of the generated files of Programs, Screens, or Servers (.cbl extension).
The search results are displayed in a dedicated view. This view displays the context of each usage and highlights the Data Element usage in the COBOL line. You can open the PDP COBOL editor from the detected usages. You can also use the standard actions of the view, for example, to remove the display of a usage, browse through the usages, or display the history of each usage search.
In the description of a Text or User Entity, you can reference an instance that is not defined in the current network.
You can indicate this undefined instance as the target of the assignment of a Text paragraph or the target of a reference-type relation in a User Entity.
The editors of the server instances behave almost identically to the editors of the local instances. From them, you can navigate through instances. Moreover, the displayed content is enhanced (for example, the labels of the Data Elements that are called in the -CE Lines are now displayed).
The CO (CASE OF) micropattern was developed for the retrieval of the Pacbase data. Moreover, the existing micropaterns have been improved