Source file
Displayed data
Name
Name of the file where the generated source will be stored.
Data entry
Library
Name of the library where the generated source file will be stored.
For a first generation, the system provides the following defaults:
if the program is private, the name of the program source library specified at the application area level.
otherwise, the name of the program source library specified in the environment or application area attributes.
Check boxes
Implicit management rules
Default: standard choice made in the environment attributes.
Generation
Buttons
Characteristics
This button opens a dialog box which is used to specify the generation characteristics of a program.
Object file
Check boxes
Create object
This check box is used to accept or reject the creation of the object file.
Checked |
The object will be generated. |
Adelia debug
This box is used to determine whether the elements necessary in order to debug (using Adelia ILE debugger) the generated program are retained.
Checked |
The elements are retained (i.e. debugging will be possible). |
Multilingual generation
Checked |
The program will be generated in all of the translation manager's maintained languages. It will then be possible to run the program in those languages. |
If the program has not been extracted in the translation manager: the box is unchecked and shaded.
If the program is public: by default, the choice is made in the environment attributes.
If the program is private: by default, the choice is made in the application area attributes (or in some cases inherited from the environment attributes).
Delete sources
Checked |
The generated source files and modules are deleted once the generation procedure has been performed. |
Data entry
Name
Name of the executable object.
By default, the IBM program name entered when the program was created is proposed.
Library
Name of the library where the program object will be stored.
For a first generation, the system provides the following defaults:
if the program is private, the name of the program object library specified at the application area level.
otherwise, the name of the program object library specified in the environment or application area attributes.
Reports
Displayed data
Layout
Layout code of the report selected in the list of reports.
Data entry
Member
Name of the selected report's source member in which the generated PRTF's source will be placed. This will also be the name of the generated PRTF object.
Lists
Reports
List of reports assigned to the program.
For each report, you can specify the printer file names, the libraries, and the options of the CRTPRTF command which will be executed for each report; see the explanation for the CRTPRTF button below.
Single-selection list.
Check boxes
Create printer files
This check box is used to accept or reject the creation of printer files.
Checked |
The printer files will be generated. |
Details
If this box is checked, the Modify button opens a dialog box which is used to modify the AS/400 generation characteristics of a report.
Submit
Checked |
The Generate button submits the generation job for the program. |
This box is only active if the program generation was run from the 4GL Editor.
Default: box not checked.
Buttons
CRTPRTF
This button opens a dialog box which is used to configure the CRTPRTF command for the report selected in the list.
Modify
This button has two possible actions:
If the Details box was checked, it opens a dialog box which is used to modify the AS/400 generation characteristics of a report.
Otherwise, it updates the modified report in the list.
This button is not active when no report is selected in the list.
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Buttons
Generate (validation)
This button validates the modifications made and starts the requested generation (Working with a Batch Program, Working with Programs).
Cancel
This button closes the dialog box without validating the modifications made or starting the generation.
Keyboard shortcut: Esc.