Accessing and modifying the code of a Program, Screen, or Server
You can use the available views to access and modify the code, see the design of the generated instance, or easily navigate through the generated nodes.
- 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 create and modify specific functions and subfunctions.
Parent topic: Managing the COBOL code
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