External resources are files that are represented by Data
Structures or Reports. To add external resources in a Program, you
must specify their logical and physical characteristics and the way
they are to be used in the Program.
Procedure
- Open the -CD Lines tab of a Program.
- Click Add CD Line. A selection wizard
opens then.
- In this wizard, you can select one or more Data Structures
or Reports, or both. If the list is large, you can reduce it by entering
a string as a filter. The filter applies to the code or on the label
of the instance.
- If the Data Structure or Report you want to call is displayed
in the selection wizard, click its corresponding check box and click OK.
Note: By
default, a Data Structure is inserted as a sequential file with fixed-length
records. It contains all of the Data Structure records, with the Data
Elements in internal format, without the optional Data Elements.
- To create a Data Structure or Report, click New Data
Structure or New Report. In the
creation wizard, enter its name and label and
click OK. The new instance is then displayed
in the selection list. If you select it and click OK,
it is called in the -CD Lines tab.
- Complement the -CD line if necessary.
Note: The
actions that can be performed with the buttons are also available
in the contextual menu of the tree.
- To insert a Data Structure in an existing Data Structure
-CD line to specify a composite Data Structure, select this -CD line
or a Data Structure call line that is nested under the -CD line. Click Add
Data Structure. :
In the selection
wizard that opens, select the instance that you want to call in the
Program and click OK.
If the instance
does not exist yet, click the New Data Structure.
In the creation wizard, enter its name and label and
click OK. The new Data Structure is then displayed
in the selection list. If you select it and click OK,
it is nested under the selected -CD line.
- To insert a Report in an existing Report -CD line to
specify a composite Report, select this -CD line on the first level
of the tree, or a Report call line that is nested under the -CD line
(on the second level of the tree). Click Add Report.
In the selection wizard that opens, select the instance
that you want to call in the Program and click OK.
If
the instance does not exist yet, click the New Report.
In the creation wizard, enter its name and label and
click OK. The new Report is then displayed
in the selection list. If you select it and click OK,
it is nested under the selected -CD line.
- To insert a Segment in a Data Structure that is already
called in the Program, select this Data Structure call line or a Segment
call line and click Add Segment.
In the selection wizard that opens, select the instance
that you want to call in the Program and click OK.
If
the instance does not exist yet, click the New Segment.
In the creation wizard that opens, enter its name and label and
click OK. The new Segment is then displayed
in the selection list. If you select it and click OK,
it is nested under the selected Data Structure call line.
What to do next
After the -CD Lines have been inserted, you can modify their
default characteristics in the sections that automatically open, depending
on your selection:
- To change a Data Structure code in program, external
name, or describe its usage for
example, you must select a Data Structure CD line and modify the values
that are displayed in the -CD Line Definition (Data Structure) section.
You can click the More button to access more
specifications that are not displayed directly in the section.
- To specify whether all of the Data Structure Segments are to be
called in the CD line, you must select a Data Structure call line.
Then, you can modify the selection in the Data Structure
call section. From this section, you can also change the
called Data Structure and access the Data Structure editor.
- To specify the Segment code in program,
you must select a Segment call line and enter this code in the Segment
call section. You can also access the Segment editor
- To enter the characteristics of the Report that is called in the
-CD Lines, you must select a Report line. Then, you can modify the
default values in the -CD Line Definition (Report) section.
- To change the suffix of a Report, you must
click the Report call line and enter this suffix in the Report
call section. From this section, you can also change the
called Report and access the Report editor.