The Overview tab of a Program displays
the label in a read/write mode. It also shows
information specific to the instance in a read-only mode and provides
access to the other tabs of the instance.
Description of the tab
Three sections
are not tabs. They are displayed in the
Overview tab
only:
Alerts and Action Items,
General
information, and
Generation parameters definition (on
some entities).
All the other sections provide links to the corresponding
editor tabs.
If information is displayed in a section, you
can complete one of the following actions:
- Click the information if it is displayed as a link. You automatically
switch to where the information is specified.
- Click the More button to switch to the
corresponding tab.
If no information is displayed in the section, click
the symbol 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.
- Generation parameters definition
- Generation parameters are specified in Libraries. These parameters
are related to the adaptation to the operating system in use.
So
the current instance is associated with the generation parameters
indicated in the Library that is displayed here. You can click Change to
select another Library.
The other sections of the tab show the information entered
in the corresponding tabs, in read-only mode:
- The Definition section shows the COBOL
program ID and Type of COBOL code,
specified in the Definition tab of the Program.
It also shows the Generated skeleton language,
selected in the Definition tab of the Library
where the Program is defined.
- The -CD Lines section shows the external
resources of the Program.
- The -CP Lines section shows the Macro calls
in the Program.
- The -G Lines section gives access to the -G
Lines tab, where you enter the comments and generation
options.
- The Keywords section shows the keywords
assigned to the Program.
Note: To indicate internal resources, you must specify micropatterns
directly in the generated COBOL file.