Rational Programming Patterns

Managed files

You can see the physical attributes and access conditions of each Segment called in the validation, update, or display process. You can also see the use characteristics and logical characteristics of the Data Elements called in these Segments. The information displayed here is the same as the -CS Lines tab of the Screen.

Expanding Managed files reveals three subdivisions, which correspond to the three categories of the Screen (top, repetitive and bottom).

If you right-click a category, you can add a Data Element call or add a Segment call to it.

Expanding each category reveals the Segment and Data Element call lines of the Screen.

The Segment call level

A Segment call line shows the:
  • Segment code in the generated Screen, in the first column,
  • Access key, access key source, and the Segment external name, if any.
Expanding a Segment call line reveals its:
  • Attributes, which are identical to the values indicated in the Segment call of the -CS Lines tab.
  • Composition (equivalent to the -CE Lines tab), with one line for each called Data Element. If you expand the Data Element call line, you can see and modify its name and label. Its Attributes contain the same information as the Data Element Definition tab, except the inheritance which can only be specified in the tab.

The Data Element call level

A Data Element call line shows the:
  • Segment which calls the Data Element in the Screen.
  • Access key and the access key source.
If you expand the Data Element call, you see the:
  • Fields which correspond to the Data Element call of the -CS Lines tab.
  • The Data Element name and label, which are editable. Its Attributes contain the same information as the Data Element Definition tab, except the inheritance which can only be specified in the tab.

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