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⇑ 1.5 Setting up Your Workspace

 

Visual LANSA User Guide

 

 

1. Getting Started with Visual LANSA

 

 

1.1 How Do I Get Started?

 

 

1.2 Before You Begin Checklist

 

 

1.3 How Do I Populate the Repository?

 

 

1.4 Using LANSA Other Products

 

 

1.5 Setting up Your Workspace

 

 

1.5.1 Editor Options

 

 

Setting the Editor Options

 

 

General

 

 

Source

 

 

Web - General tab

 

 

Web - Design tab

 

 

Debug

 

 

Compile

 

 

Version Control

 

 

Editor Style

 

 

Reset Editor

 

 

1.5.2 Using Tabs

 

 

Tab Style

 

 

Docking and Undocking Tabs

 

 

Button Options

 

 

Add or Remove Favorites

 

 

Can't Find a Tab?

 

 

Change Tab Locations

 

 

Quickly Resize Tabs

 

 

2. Editing Objects

 

 

2.1 Dialogs

 

 

2.1.1 Create Dialogs

 

 

2.2 Fields

 

 

2.2.1 Create Fields

 

 

2.2.2 Copy Fields

 

 

2.2.3 Field Definition Tab

 

 

2.2.4 Field Rules and Triggers Tab

 

 

Adopt Field Rules and Triggers

 

 

2.2.5 Field Visualization Tab

 

 

2.3 Forms

 

 

2.3.1 Create Forms

 

 

2.4 Functions

 

 

2.4.1 Create Functions

 

 

2.4.2 Copy Functions

 

 

2.4.3 Design Functions

 

 

2.4.4 Function Screen Designer

 

 

Screen Details Tab

 

 

Screen Representation

 

 

General Tab

 

 

Function Keys Tab

 

 

User Keys Tab

 

 

Fields, Groups and Lists Tab

 

 

Field Tab

 

 

Add Text

 

 

Create a Screen

 

 

2.4.5 Function Report Designer

 

 

2.5 Processes

 

 

2.5.1 Create Processes

 

 

2.5.2 Copy a Process

 

 

2.5.3 Functions Tab

 

 

2.5.4 Definition Tab

 

 

2.5.5 Attachments Tab

 

 

2.5.6 Special Entries Tab

 

 

2.5.7 Process Parameters Tab

 

 

2.5.8 Action Bar Table Tab

 

 

2.5.9 Menu Structure Tab

 

 

2.6 Resources

 

 

2.6.1 ActiveX

 

 

Register ActiveX Controls

 

 

2.6.2 Bitmaps

 

 

Create Bitmaps

 

 

2.6.3 Cursors

 

 

Create Cursors

 

 

2.6.4 External Resources

 

 

Register Individual External Resources

 

 

External Resource Definition Tab

 

 

2.6.5 Icons

 

 

Create Icons

 

 

2.6.6 Multilingual Variables

 

 

Create Multilingual Variables

 

 

Copy Multilingual Variables

 

 

2.6.7 System Variables

 

 

Create System Variables

 

 

2.6.8 Themes

 

 

Create Themes

 

 

2.6.9 Visual Styles

 

 

Create Visual Styles

 

 

2.6.10 Widgets

 

 

Create Widgets

 

 

2.6.11 .NET Components

 

 

Register .NET Components

 

 

2.7 Reusable Parts

 

 

2.7.1 Create Reusable Parts

 

 

2.8 Server Modules

 

 

2.8.1 Create Server Modules

 

 

New Base Server Module

 

 

New Application Server Module

 

 

New WEB API Server Module

 

 

2.8.2 API Definition Tab

 

 

URL Anatomy

 

 

Definition

 

 

Service Name

 

 

Partition Handling

 

 

Language Handling

 

 

Publish as Swagger V2

 

 

Publish as OpenAPI V3

 

 

Info

 

 

Security requirements

 

 

Paths

 

 

Name

 

 

Summary

 

 

Description

 

 

Path Parameters

 

 

Operations

 

 

Parameters

 

 

Request

 

 

Responses

 

 

Schema Object

 

 

Components

 

 

Schema

 

 

Types

 

 

Properties

 

 

Standard Types

 

 

Security Schemes

 

 

Drag/Drop

 

 

2.9 Tables

 

 

2.9.1 Create Tables

 

 

2.9.2 Copy Tables

 

 

2.9.3 Table Columns Tab

 

 

Add Columns to a Table

 

 

Add Multiple Columns to a Table

 

 

2.9.4 Indexes Tab

 

 

2.9.5 Table Rules and Triggers Tab

 

 

2.9.6 Access Route Tab

 

 

2.9.7 Batch Control Tab

 

 

2.9.8 Table Attributes Tab

 

 

2.9.9 Data Preview Tab

 

 

2.9.10 Relationships Tab

 

 

2.9.11 Cross References Tab

 

 

2.9.12 Virtual Derivation Tab

 

 

2.10 Views

 

 

2.10.1 Create Views

 

 

2.11 Web Pages

 

 

2.11.1 Create Web Pages

 

 

2.12 Organizers

 

 

2.12.1 Database Diagrams

 

 

Create a Diagram

 

 

2.12.2 Lists

 

 

Create a List

 

 

Static List

 

 

Dynamic List

 

 

Save Results of Search as List

 

 

Impact List

 

 

Add and Remove searches

 

 

Change the Impact List's Definition

 

 

Add Object Types

 

 

Specify Filters for your Objects

 

 

Filter Criteria

 

 

Save and Run an Impact List

 

 

Review the Results

 

 

Export the Impact List

 

 

2.13 System Information

 

 

2.13.1 Message Files

 

 

2.13.2 Partitions

 

 

Create Partitions

 

 

Partition Definition Tab

 

 

Language Settings Tab

 

 

Frameworks Tab

 

 

Groups Tab

 

 

2.13.3 Primitives

 

 

2.13.4 Remote Systems

 

 

Create Remote System

 

 

System Definition Tab

 

 

2.13.5 Templates

 

 

Create a Template

 

 

Copy a Template

 

 

Template Help

 

 

2.13.6 Users

 

 

New User

 

 

User Privileges Tab

 

 

2.13.7 Tasks

 

 

Create a Task

 

 

2.14 WAM Development Objects

 

 

2.14.1 Web Application Modules (WAMs)

 

 

Create a WAM

 

 

Copy a WAM

 

 

Outline tab – WAMs

 

 

Details Tab (Property Sheet)

 

 

Webroutine Output

 

 

Create a Web Page

 

 

Design Versions

 

 

Using External Resources with WAMs

 

 

Style External Resources with WAMs

 

 

Script External Resources with WAMs

 

 

2.14.2 Web Components

 

 

2.14.3 Weblets

 

 

Create Weblet

 

 

Copy Weblet

 

 

Create Weblet Design

 

 

Replace Visualization Weblet

 

 

2.14.4 Technology Services

 

 

Technology Services Definition Tab

 

 

Create Technology Service

 

 

3. Standard Editor Tabs

 

 

3.1 Editor Features

 

 

3.2 Check In Tab

 

 

3.2.1 Check In Details Dialog

 

 

3.3 Check Out Tab

 

 

3.3.1 Check Out Details Dialog

 

 

3.3.2 Refresh Master Object List

 

 

3.4 Compile Tab

 

 

3.4.1 Compile options

 

 

3.4.2 Compile Details Dialog

 

 

3.5 Controls Tab

 

 

3.6 Cross References Tab

 

 

3.7 Debug Tabs

 

 

3.7.1 Debug - Breakpoints Tab

 

 

3.7.2 Debug - Variables Tab

 

 

3.7.3 Debug - Call Stack Tab

 

 

3.8 Design Tab

 

 

3.8.1 Design Commands on the Ribbon

 

 

Home Tab Design Commands

 

 

Use Templates

 

 

Expose as ActiveX

 

 

Lock Design

 

 

Show Controls

 

 

Show Popups

 

 

Select All/None/Invert Selection

 

 

Bring Forward/Send Backward

 

 

Layout Tab

 

 

New Layout

 

 

Table Layout Row Height

 

 

Moving Table Layout Rows

 

 

Adding Table Layout Rows

 

 

Table Layout Column Width

 

 

Moving Table Layout Columns

 

 

Adding Table Layout Columns

 

 

Deleting the Table Layout

 

 

Attaching All Child Components to the Table Layout

 

 

Positioning an Object in the Table Layout

 

 

Theme Tab

 

 

Style Tab

 

 

3.8.2 Design Tab for Functions

 

 

3.8.3 Other Objects in the Design Tab

 

 

3.8.4 Saved Definitions

 

 

3.8.5 Copy Component

 

 

3.9 Deploy Tab

 

 

3.9.1 Deploy Any List

 

 

3.10 Details Tab

 

 

3.10.1 Component Details Tabs

 

 

Component Details - Properties tab

 

 

Component Details - Events tab

 

 

Component Details - Methods tab

 

 

3.11 Favorites Tab

 

 

3.12 Features Tab

 

 

3.13 Go To Tab

 

 

3.14 Outline Tab

 

 

3.14.1 Showing Layouts and Styles in the Outline Tab

 

 

3.14.2 Outline Tab Context Menu for Components

 

 

3.15 Propagation Tab

 

 

3.15.1 Connection History Dialog

 

 

3.16 Repository Details Tab

 

 

3.17 Repository Help Tab

 

 

3.17.1 Languages

 

 

3.18 Repository Tab

 

 

3.18.1 Show Repository Tab

 

 

3.18.2 Repository Tab Contents

 

 

3.18.3 Information about Objects

 

 

3.18.4 View Object Properties

 

 

3.18.5 Alphabetical Groupings

 

 

3.18.6 Object Cross-References

 

 

3.19 Samples Tab

 

 

3.20 Source Tab

 

 

3.20.1 Rules for the Editor

 

 

3.20.2 Find

 

 

3.20.3 Replace

 

 

3.20.4 Auto Complete

 

 

3.20.5 Assistant Tab

 

 

List of Commands

 

 

Specify Parameters

 

 

The Last Saved Command

 

 

Specify Attribute Values for Parameters

 

 

3.21 Version Control Tab

 

 

3.22 Web Design Tab

 

 

4. Editor Features

 

 

4.1 Open an Object

 

 

4.2 Delete Objects

 

 

4.3 LANSA Import Facility

 

 

4.3.1 Import Tab

 

 

4.4 Version Control

 

 

4.4.1 Visual LANSA Actions

 

 

4.4.2 Version Control Actions

 

 

4.4.3 Viewing Version Control Status

 

 

4.4.4 Version Control Commands

 

 

4.4.5 Version Control – Git Integration

 

 

Git Repository

 

 

Create a Git Repository

 

 

Remote Repositories

 

 

Existing Git repositories

 

 

Git Actions on Objects

 

 

Commit

 

 

Resolve Conflict

 

 

Show History

 

 

Show Version Control Differences

 

 

Show Changes

 

 

Change Colors

 

 

Map of Changes

 

 

Show in Folder View

 

 

Show Repository

 

 

Git Repository Actions

 

 

Pull

 

 

Push

 

 

View Branch

 

 

New Local Branch From

 

 

Checkout

 

 

Merge From

 

 

Merge - Abort

 

 

Rebase Onto

 

 

Rebase - Abort

 

 

Rebase - Continue

 

 

Rebase - Skip

 

 

Viewing Git Status

 

 

4.5 Import Excel Worksheets

 

 

4.5.1 Installing the Driver

 

 

4.6 Export a List to Excel

 

 

4.7 Search Facilities

 

 

4.7.1 Repository Find

 

 

Find Results

 

 

4.7.2 Text Search

 

 

4.7.3 Source Code Find and Replace

 

 

4.8 Interface Indicators

 

 

4.9 Printing in Visual LANSA

 

 

4.9.1 Print Dialog

 

 

4.10 Help Text

 

 

4.10.1 LANSA Online Documentation

 

 

5. Executing Applications

 

 

5.1 Execute Process

 

 

5.2 Execute Function

 

 

5.3 Execute Form

 

 

5.4 Execute Web Page

 

 

5.5 Execute WebRoutine

 

 

5.6 Execute Options

 

 

5.6.1 As Client to Any Server (manual connection)

 

 

5.6.2 As Client to RDML IBM i Server

 

 

5.6.3 As Client to RDMLX IBM i Server

 

 

5.6.4 As Client to Linux Server

 

 

5.6.5 As Client to Windows Server

 

 

5.6.6 As Windows Application

 

 

5.6.7 In Web Browser

 

 

5.6.8 XML Java Client

 

 

5.6.9 Prompt for additional execution Parameters

 

 

5.7 Additional Execution Parameters

 

 

5.7.1 Default Printer

 

 

5.7.2 Debug

 

 

5.7.3 Debug Host

 

 

5.7.4 Trace

 

 

5.7.5 Max Trace Lines

 

 

5.7.6 Trace Level

 

 

5.7.7 Trace Categories

 

 

5.7.8 Heap Validation

 

 

5.7.9 Show command line

 

 

5.7.10 Render Type

 

 

5.7.11 Graphics Processing

 

 

5.8 Fatal Errors

 

 

5.8.1 Visual LANSA Error Log Viewer

 

 

5.8.2 Web Runtime Error Log Viewer

 

 

6. Debugging Applications

 

 

6.1 Start Debugging

 

 

6.2 Set Breakpoints

 

 

6.2.1 Breakpoints

 

 

6.2.2 Breakpoint Properties

 

 

6.3 Variables

 

 

6.3.1 Include/Exclude Fields

 

 

6.3.2 Changing Values

 

 

6.4 Call Stack

 

 

6.5 Run Parts of the Application

 

 

6.6 Exclude/Include Applications

 

 

6.7 Animate Application Execution

 

 

6.8 Debug Web Pages

 

 

6.9 Debug WAMs

 

 

7. Tracing Applications

 

 

7.1 Create a Trace Handler

 

 

7.2 Example Trace Handler

 

 

7.3 Use the Trace Handler

 

 

7.4 Example Use of Tracing

 

 

7.5 Trace Output

 

 

7.6 Trace Handler Guidelines and Performance

 

 

8. Editor Basics

 

 

8.1 The Ribbon

 

 

8.1.1 Home Tab

 

 

8.1.2 Tools Tab

 

 

8.1.3 Navigate the Ribbon with Access Keys

 

 

8.2 Quick Access Toolbar

 

 

8.3 Mini-Toolbars

 

 

8.4 Context Menus

 

 

8.5 Commands

 

 

8.6 Keyboard Shortcuts

 

 

8.6.1 Keyboard

 

 

8.6.2 Close Tabs

 

 

8.6.3 Move the cursor in the Source tab

 

 

8.6.4 Position the current line

 

 

8.6.5 Tag and comment lines

 

 

8.6.6 Collapse and expand code

 

 

8.6.7 Format text

 

 

8.6.8 Deletions

 

 

8.6.9 Copy, cut and paste

 

 

8.6.10 Help

 

 

8.6.11 Selection

 

 

8.6.12 Undo/Redo

 

 

8.6.13 Find and replace

 

 

8.6.14 Command Assistant Keystrokes

 

 

8.6.15 Menu editor

 

 

8.6.16 Select with the mouse

 

 

8.7 Product Information

 

 

8.7.1 About LANSA

 

 

8.7.2 Installation Details

 

 

8.7.3 Privileges

 

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