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.
- Click the information if it is displayed as a link. You automatically switch to where the information is specified.
- Click More to switch to 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.
- 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.
For more information, see 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.
- 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:
- Generation parameters definition
- Generation parameters are specified in Libraries. These parameters are related to the adaptation
to the operating system in use.
The current instance is then associated with the generation parameters of the Library that is displayed here. You can click Change to select another Library.
The -LS Lines section displays the list of Segments defined for the Data Structure.
The -G Lines section displays the comments and error messages that are specified for the Data Structure.