The Overview tab displays the label in
a read/write mode. It also displays information specific to the instance
in a read-only mode and provides access to the other tabs of the instance.
Description of the tab
Two sections
are not tabs themselves. They are displayed in the
Overview tab
only:
Alerts and Action Items and
General
information.
All the other sections provide links to
the corresponding editor tabs.
If information is displayed
in each section, you can:
- Click it if it is displayed as a link. You automatically switch
to where the information has been specified
- Or click More to switch to the corresponding
tab
If no information is displayed in the section, click
the arrows located in front of the section name. It gives you access
to the More button. Click it to access the
corresponding tab.
The sections of the tab
- Alerts and Action Items
- Any problem that is related to the current instance is displayed
in this section as a link. If you click this link, you automatically
switch to the Problems view, where the line
that corresponds to the error is highlighted. The error is explained
and you can correct it.
The
General information section
displays the following fields:
- Work context
- The work context is the project from which you open the editor
of the current instance. This project constitutes the starting point
for the resolution of the dynamic links and references between the
instances of the various projects. The projects hierarchy that is
declared in the design build path is explored in an upward direction.
If
you click Hierarchy, you can see a partial
view of the design build path. In this view, the project that constitutes
the work context is the lowest project of the hierarchy.
More
information can be found in the following links: The work context and The design build path.
- Name
- The instance name is displayed in read-only mode. It is entered
when the instance is created, and it cannot be modified later.
- Label
- Enter the label that identifies the instance. It will constitute
a search criterion upon a subsequent search.
The Keywords section
displays the keywords, if any, already assigned to the instance.
The other sections of the tab display the information, if
any, entered in the corresponding tabs:
- The Keywords section. Clicking More in
this section switches to the Keywords tab
where updates are possible.
- The Definition section displays the information
about the Pactables Table size and number. Clicking More
in this section switches to the Definition tab
where updates are possible.
- The -CE Lines section displays the Data
Element call lines of the Segment/Table. Clicking More in
this section switches to the -CE Lines tab
where updates are possible.
- The Level, Address and Length section displays
information about the elements called in the Pactables Table, such
as their COBOL descriptions. You also find statistics on the current
Segment. Clicking More in this section switches
to the Level, Address and Length tab but no
updates are possible in this tab.
- The -G Lines section displays the comments,
error messages, generation elements, generation options associated
with the Pactables Segment/Table. Clicking More in
this section switches to the -G Lines tab where
updates are possible.