Access
To work with the public procedures, choose the Public procedures option of the 4GL editor's Repository menu.
The dialog box automatically opens on the PRC tab.
Note: double-clicking the title bar minimizes the dialog box, leaving only the title bar visible.
Information entered
Filter
Character string used as a filter to limit the number of programs and procedures displayed (the format is: <programs_filter>[.<procedures_filter>]).
Examples:
SEL* |
Displays only those programs whose name begins with "SEL", and all their public procedures. |
*ART* |
Displays only those programs whose name begins with "SEL", and all their public procedures. |
SEL_ARTICLE.PROC* |
Displays only the program with this name and the public procedures whose name starts with PROC. |
Lists
Programs and procedures
A tree structure displaying the programs (at the first level of the tree) and the program's public procedures according to the set filter.
Warning: the data appears only if the program has been generated.
Note: With correction environments, there is a check mark can be displayed to the left of each program name.
- A red check mark shows that the program is being held by the default correction.
- A black check mark shows that the program is being held by a correction other than the default correction.
Parameters
List of parameters of the procedure selected in program and procedures list.
Single-selection list.
You can sort the list according to a column, in ascending or descending order, by clicking the corresponding column header.
Contextual menus
"Filter" field
Displays the list of default filters and the four last input filters.
Default filter values:
[ ] |
No program. |
* |
All programs. |
List of programs and procedures
Retrieve
When a program or a procedure is selected, this option allows to insert its name in active document's source, at the cursor's position.
This option is only active if one or more programs are selected in the list.
Opens a dialog box that lets you view or modify the characteristics of the selected programs. This option is only active if one or more programs are selected from the list.
Opens the Individual comparison dialog box for each selected program. This dialog box is used to compare the selected program's source with the source of another program (from either the same or a different environment).
Open source
Opens the source for one of the selected programs.
This option is only active if one or more programs are selected from the list.
Opens a dialog box enabling the selected programs to be held by the default correction. This option is only visible in correction environments. It is only active if one or more programs are selected in the list and the user has a default correction.
Expand
Expands the nodes of the tree structure.
Reduce
Reduces the nodes of the tree structure.