Data Structure Overview tab

This tab displays the label and the Comment in read/write mode. It enables you to modify the generation parameters definition 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.
Definition
This section contains the following fields:
  • The Comment field, in a read/write mode. This field is used to generate the specific error messages. You must associate the error message Programs with the transaction Data Structure by conforming to the following input format: :
    Table 1. Positions in the Comment field
    Position Content
    1 Blank
    2 E (required value)
    3- 8 First program with error messages
    9 - 14 Second program with error messages
  • The Data Structure type field, in a read-only mode for the Data Structure and Logical View types. For the Table types, you can select one of the other values of the Table type, if necessary. The management of the historical account and of the century that is selected in this field will apply to all the Table-type Segments that will be created from this Data Structure.
  • The Generated skeleton language field, in a read-only mode. This language is selected in the Definition tab of the Library where the Data Structure is defined.
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 Keywords section displays the keywords, if any, already assigned to the instance.
Other sections display information, if any, defined in the corresponding tabs of the Data Structure editor:

The -LS Lines section displays the list of Segments defined for the Data Structure.

The -G Lines section displays the comments and error messages specified for the Data Structure.


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