Generating a Pactables Table

Generating a Pactables Table consists in extracting all the necessary information such as the Table composition and generation options. You must then run the generated file in a Pactables execution environment.

Before you begin

Make sure that the Table-type Segment to be generated is attached to a Table-type Data Structure.

You can decide where the files are to be generated. Refer to the link about the target of the generated files for more explanations.

Procedure

You can generate a Pactables Table in two ways:
  • Enter an rpp –generate command line from a command prompt.
  • Right-click a Pactables Table in the Design Explorer view and select Generate > Table generation.

Results

A progress information message box is displayed until the generation is complete.

The generation produces a .txt file under the Table instance in the Design Explorer view. You must then transfer this file to the Pactables execution environment and run the GRTD with this file as input.

The generation also produces the corresponding .txtpdp metadata file. This file can be viewed in the Package Explorer view. It must not be edited but must be assigned the same version number as the other generated files.


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