Enter the fields of this wizard to create a Data.
- Project
- Select a project in the list or enter the name of the project
where the instance is to be saved.
A project represents the physical
distribution of your instances in your workspace. It groups directories
and files. It is used to organize resources that can be built, shared,
or versioned.
- Package
- A package corresponds to a logical group of information in a project.
It is optional.
- Name
- The instance name is required. It cannot be modified afterward.
- COBOL alias
- The COBOL alias is optional. It can be different from the instance
name.
If it is specified, it will designate the instance in the
COBOL code. If it is not specified, the instance name will designate
the instance in the COBOL code.
- Label
- Enter the label that identifies the instance. It will constitute
a search criterion upon a subsequent search.
- Default format
- This format will be used if no format type is indicated when this
Data is used or the requested format type is not specified.
It
must be entered as a COBOL picture
You can specify it in the
Data creation wizard. In this case, it will be automatically carried
over to the other format fields: input format, internal format, and
output format. However, all these formats can be modified in the editor.
You
can also leave the default format unspecified in the Data creation
wizard and specify it in the Data editor.
- Open editor on finish
- Select this check box if you want to open the editor of the instance
you are creating. The editor opens on the Overview tab.
From there, you can access the other tabs to specify all the characteristics
of the instance.