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1. Sign on to LANSA using this LANSA command:

<library name>/LANSA

2. From the LANSA Main System Menu, choose the Housekeeping Menu.

3. From the Housekeeping Menu, choose the Create or change system partition definitions option. The System Partitions panel is displayed with a list of the existing partitions:

^{DC@P400402 System Partitions}

^{Select partition to be reviewed, changed or deleted}^{Or use the ADD command key to add a new partition}

^{Sel Partition Description}^{_ DEM Demonstration and Training Partition}^{_ SYS Major System and Application Partition}

^{F1=Help F3=Exit F6=Add/Create F12=Cancel F14=Messages F17=LastActDtl}

4. Select the Add/Create function key (F6), to create a new partition. The Add System Partition screen is displayed:

^{DC@P400403 XXXXXXX System Partition}

^{Partition identifier : XXX}^{Partition description : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX}^{Module library : XXXXXXXXXX}^{Unique object prefix : X}^{Security officer : XXXXXXXXXX}^{Default file library : XXXXXXXXXX Include in library list ? NO}^{Initial public access : NORMAL Lib for Help Panel Groups: XXXXXX}^{Copy system fields from : SYS}^{SAA/CUA standards apply ? YES}^{Multilingual support ? YES}^{Help option on menus : Display process or function HELP text}^{Return prefix on menus : Return to}^{Exit option on menus : Exit from system}^{Keep translated RPG ? NO in source file ______ in library _______}^{Keep translated DDS ? NO in source file ______ in library _______}^{Configure Task Tracking : NO / NO / NO / NO / NO / NO}^{Enable for RDMLX : NO}^{Enable Documentor : NO}

^{Fnn=Help Fnn=Exit Fnn=Cancel Fnn=Messages Fnn=LastActDtl}

5. Change the entries on this screen to suit your requirements. For details of the screen's entries, refer to Partition Definitions - Create, Change or Delete in the LANSA for i User Guide.

Do NOT use WEB as the Partition identifier. This is a LANSA reserved name.

Multilingual support on IBM i

It is recommended that all partitions are defined as multilingual.

This means that an appropriate default language (and any other languages) must be defined as described in Step 3. Add Languages for Multilingual Use. You must also specify the Add SAA/CUA Defaults that are included in this step.

In Visual LANSA a new partition is automatically defined as multilingual with a default language created for the partition.

Unique object prefix

6. Choose a prefix which is unique for your site.

7. When you have checked or changed all the relevant entries, press Enter. The Add SAA/CUA Defaults screen is automatically displayed.

^{DC@P400404 Add SAA/CUA Defaults}

^{Partition id : DEV ‑ LANSA Development}

^{Process menu style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N N=Number C=Cursor}^{Process menu prompt line . . . . . . . . . . :}^{Enter number of function required or place cursor on same line:_____}^{Process title in uppercase . . . . . . . . . . . N Yes, No}^{Function title in uppercase . . . . . . . . . N Yes, No}^{Display panel identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . Y Yes, No}^{Message line number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 22, 23, 24}^{Function key line number 1 / 2 . . . . . . 23 / 24 22, 23, 24}^{Show process date/time . . . . . . . . . . . . Y Yes, No}^{Show function date/time . . . . . . . . . . . Y Yes, No}^{Process auto‑record advance . . . . . . . Y Yes, No}^{Function auto‑record advance . . . . . . . Y Yes, No}^{Pull down auto‑record advance . . . . . Y Yes, No}^{Window border fill characters . . . . . . . ---- (Side, Top/Bottom,}^{Top corner,}^{Bottom corner)}

^{F1=Help F3=Exit F12=Cancel F14=Messages}

Window Border fill characters

8. Change to the characters you require, for example : . . : (colon, full stop, full stop, colon). For other options, refer to Creating or Changing Partition Definitions in the LANSA for i User Guide.

9. You should not have to change any other entries on this screen. Press Enter to continue to the SAA/CUA Color Attributes Defaults. These are spread over a number of panels similar to this one:

^{DC@P400405 Add SAA/CUA Color Attributes Defaults}

^{Partition : DEV ‑ LANSA Development}

^{Panel element/area and description Color Type/Attributes}^{ABCH Action bar and pulldown choices WHT Color: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{___ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{Mono: HI_ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{PBPT Panel title BLU Color: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{___ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{Mono: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{___ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{PBPI Panel identifier BLU Color: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{___ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{Mono: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{___ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{PBIN Instructions to user GRN Color: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___}^{___ ___ ___ ___ ___ +}

You can roll-up whenever you see a "+" in the right bottom corner.

You should not have to change any of the Color Attributes, as all fields contain the SAA/CUA standard defaults.

10.Press Enter to continue to the Function Key defaults which are spread over 2 panels.

^{DC@P400406 Add SAA/CUA Function Key Defaults}

^{Partition : DEV ‑ LANSA Development}

^{SAA/CUA function key description Short form Default}^{Cancel current action Cancel 12}^{Enter any entry fields Enter RA}^{Request help for the current function Help 01}^{Display choices from a list of entries Prompt 04}^{Restore or refresh panel Refresh 05}^{Application defined messages key Messages 14}^{Scroll panel backward Bkwd 07}^{Allow entry of a command Command 09}^{Display cycle of function key area forms Keys 13}^{Exit to the highest level Exit 03}^{Exit to the next level above Exit 03}^{Move cursor to first field on the screen Home HM}^{Scroll panel forward Forward 08}^{Display table of contents for help Contents 23}^{Provide information about entire panel Ex Help 02}^{Provide index of help information Index 11 +}

^{Provide names and functions of keys Keys help   09}
^{Scroll panel left Left        19
  Re‑display last command that was issued Retrieve    09
  Scroll panel right Right       20
  Move cursor backward Switchbkwd 18
  Move cursor forward Switch fwd 06
  Move cursor to action bar Actions     10
  Application defined add key Add/Create 06
  Application defined change key Change      21
  Application defined delete key Delete      22}

^{F1=Help F3=Exit F12=Cancel F14=Messages}

11.You should not have to change any of these entries, as all fields contain the SAA/CUA standard defaults. Press Enter.

LANSA will now create the new partition.

After a short wait, you will be returned to the System Partitions list, indicating that the new partition has been created.

12.Press the Cancel function key to return to the Housekeeping Menu.

Note: Before you can use the new partition, you may need to move (or "import") some files, their definitions and data into it. To find out about the LANSA facilities for moving objects between partitions, refer to The LANSA Environment.

Go to Step 3. Add Languages for Multilingual Use.