Rational Programming Patterns for System z

Opening an instance

In the Design Explorer view, you can open an instance in the PDP formatted editor specific to its entity, or in another editor.

Procedure

  1. In the Design Explorer view, open a location (represented by open location).
  2. Click an entity line to display its instances present in the location.
  3. To open an instance, you can either:
    • Double-click it. It automatically opens in the PDP formatted editor specific to the entity,
    • Or right-click it and select:
      • Open to open the instance in the PDP formatted editor specific to the entity.
      • Open with to open the instances in other editors:
        • The first editor is the design editor dedicated to the entity. It is the default editor.
        • Three other editors are also available by default: text editor, system editor, and in-place editor. You can also add other editors in your preferences, accessed from the Window menu, Preferences > General > Editors > File Associations.

Results

The instance is then displayed in the editor area of your workspace.

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