Table Definition tab

A Table is defined by a name and label, but you can complete its definition in the Definition tab for documentary purpose. You can also modify the default COBOL target of the generated Table.

Table number
Enter the code of the Pactables Table for documentary purpose only. Lowercase and uppercase letters are not equivalent.
Table size
Indicate the amount of space that is reserved for the Table in memory, for documentary purpose only. Its length is four numeric characters maximum.

COBOL target

By default, the generated COBOL files are stored with the design files in a root folder whose default name you can change. You can separate them from the design files or even change the generation project and folder.

In a Library, the default values of the COBOL project and of the COBOL folder are the values of the current project.

COBOL project
The files that are generated from this instance will be stored in the project displayed in this field.

The project of the corresponding design file is the default project. If it has been kept, Default is displayed between parentheses next to the project. However, if it has been explicitly changed in the instance, only the project is displayed here, without any other indication. If it has been explicitly changed in the generation Library, Inherited from Library is then displayed between parentheses next to the project. In the instance, you can overwrite the value that is inherited from the Library.

You can select a new project in the drop-down list.

If you change the project, the COBOL folder is automatically set to the default value (rpp). The new project will be taken into account upon the next generation.

COBOL folder
The files that are generated from this instance will be stored in the folder displayed here, inside the project displayed in the previous field.

The folder of the corresponding design file is the default folder. If it has been kept, Default is displayed between parentheses next to the folder. However, if it has been explicitly changed in the instance, only the folder is displayed here, without any other indication. If it has been explicitly changed in the generation Library, Inherited from Library is then displayed between parentheses next to the folder. In the instance, you can overwrite the value indicated in the Library.

If the default folder has been kept, you can specify a root path for the generated files in the Properties wizard (accessed by clicking the Change project properties button). This path will be automatically inserted in this field, at the beginning of the folder.

You can select a new folder in the drop-down list. Creating a folder is impossible at this stage. Folders must have already been created in the project, for example from the Resource perspective.

If you change the folder, it will be taken into account upon the next generation.

Change project properties
This button opens the Properties wizard, where you can complete the following actions:
  • Change the default folder. This folder contains the design files and is the default target of the generated and metadata files.
  • Indicate a root path for the generated files, if the default generation folder has been kept.
  • Indicate a root path for the metadata files, which are stored by default in the same folder as the other generated files.
Note: A detailed help is available from the Properties wizard of the project.

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