Creating specific functions or subfunctions
A wizard makes it easy to create specific functions or subfunctions. Its contents depend on the model and the Insertion type you select on the first page. An insertion relative to the automatic functions is available on Screens and Servers with a Business Component type. An insertion in absolute mode is available on Programs, Screens, and all types of Servers. The insertion can be specified directly in the Program, Screen, or Server, or in a Macro that is called in these entities.
Attention: In the Rational® Programming Patterns versions between
9.1.2 and 9.6, relative insertions in the PDP COBOL
editor were possible only through the high-priority Macro that was associated with the Screen or
Business Component. This Macro was identified by the instance name, followed by SP.
From version 9.6.1, relative insertions are specified directly from the COBOL code of Screens and
Business Components. The changes undergone by the COBOL files that were generated before version
9.6.1 are explained in Generation upgrade.