Accessing and modifying the code of a Program, Screen, or Server
The Design view of a Program
This view displays, in a read-only mode,
the design of the generated instance whose code is currently displayed
in the PDP COBOL
editor and selected.
The Design view of a Screen
This view displays, in a read-only mode,
the design of the generated instance whose code is currently displayed
in the PDP COBOL
editor and selected.
PDP COBOL editor
The PDP COBOL
editor complements the functions of the standard COBOL editor. You
can modify the COBOL code while clearly seeing the origin of all the
code lines (generated lines or specific code lines for example), the
deleted or overwritten lines, and the potential problems. To easily
navigate in the code, you can use the Generated Code Structure view,
which displays a hierarchical tree with the generated nodes of the
instance.
Generated Code Structure view
This view displays a hierarchical tree with the generated
nodes of the instance. You can use it to easily navigate in the PDP COBOL editor and spot
where specific code was entered. Moreover, if you modified the design
of an instance that contains specific code, you must consult this
view after each new generation. This view shows whether the reconciliation
(which integrates the new design while keeping the specific code)
has detected any potential problems. Finally, you can use this view
to manage the specific functions that are already inserted.