This view displays the results of the reference search
requested for the instance currently selected in the Design
Explorer view. This search was requested from the selected
instance, with the References choice of its pop-up menu.
The search follows the composition
links of the instance. The view title indicates which type of references
is currently displayed, according to your search request:
- The super references: the instances which reference the current
instance,
- The subreferences: the instances which are referenced by the current
instance.
Example: If you search for a subreferences of a Program, you see
all the instances that this Program calls, down to the finest level:
Data Structures, Segments, and Data Elements. Moreover the subreferences
always include the Library which contains the generation parameters
of the instance.
Example: If
you search for the super references of a Data Element, you see all
the instances which call this Data Element, up to the highest level:
Segments, Data Structures, Programs, Screens, Database Blocks.
The
reference search also applies to the generated COBOL files.
If you right-click an instance
in the tree, you can:
- Open its editor or its COBOL file.
- Search for its own super references or subreferences, which are
then in turn displayed in the References view.