In this editor, you enter all the characteristics of a
Screen.
Note: To indicate work areas, you must use micropatterns
directly in the generated COBOL file.
You can simulate
a Screen to check the position and characteristics of its fields and
labels as they will be displayed when the transaction is run.
Important: If Rational® Programming
Patterns is installed on top of Rational Developer
for AIX® and Linux, you must first start a 3270 emulator.
In the connection parameters, enter the IP address of the local workstation
(localhost or 127.0.0.1)
and the port number 8889.
From a Screen
whose editor is open and selected, click

in the toolbar to open the simulation.
- If you are in a Rational Developer
for AIX and Linux environment, the Screen emulator view
opens.
- If you are in a Rational Developer
for AIX and Linux environment, the simulated Screen opens
in the 3270 emulator that is already open.
If you add a Data Element in the
-CE Lines or
change a presentation label, for example, you can see the modification
in the
Screen emulator view or the 3270 emulator
by clicking

again.
Note: You
can link the
Screen emulator view or the 3270
emulator with the current Screen by clicking

in the view toolbar. The view or the emulator
then listens to the modifications in the
-CE Lines and
display them simultaneously.