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Visual LANSA User Guide

Visual LANSA

Table of contents

• Visual LANSA User Guide
  • 1. Getting Started with Visual LANSA
    • 1.1 Finding Version 12 Commands in Version 13 IDE
    • 1.2 How Do I Get Started?
    • 1.3 Before You Begin Checklist
    • 1.4 How Do I Populate the Repository?
    • 1.5 Using LANSA Other Products
    • 1.6 Setting up Your Workspace
      • 1.6.1 Editor Options
        • Setting the Editor Options
        • General
        • Source
        • Design
        • WAM - General tab
        • WAM - Design tab
        • Debug
        • Compile
        • Style
        • Reset Defaults
      • 1.6.2 Editor Tabs
      • 1.6.3 Quickly Resize Tabs
      • 1.6.4 Autohide
      • 1.6.5 Font Options
  • 2. Editing Objects
    • 2.1 Fields
      • 2.1.1 Create Fields
      • 2.1.2 Copy Fields
      • 2.1.3 Field Definition Tab
      • 2.1.4 Field Rules and Triggers Tab
        • Adopt Field Rules and Triggers
      • 2.1.5 Field Visualization Tab
    • 2.2 Files
      • 2.2.1 Create Files
      • 2.2.2 Copy Files
      • 2.2.3 Fields in File Tab
        • Add Fields to a File
        • Multi Add Fields to a File
      • 2.2.4 Logical Views Tab
      • 2.2.5 File Rules and Triggers Tab
      • 2.2.6 Access Route Tab
      • 2.2.7 Batch Control Tab
      • 2.2.8 File Attributes Tab
      • 2.2.9 Relationships Tab
      • 2.2.10 Cross-References Tab
      • 2.2.11 Virtual Derivation Tab
    • 2.3 Forms
      • 2.3.1 Create Forms
    • 2.4 Reusable Parts
      • 2.4.1 Create Reusable Parts
    • 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 Functions
      • 2.6.1 Create Functions
      • 2.6.2 Copy Functions
      • 2.6.3 Design Functions
      • 2.6.4 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
      • 2.6.5 Function Report Designer
    • 2.7 Web Application Modules (WAMs)
      • 2.7.1 Create a WAM
      • 2.7.2 Copy a WAM
      • 2.7.3 Outline tab – WAMs
      • 2.7.4 Details Tab (Property Sheet)
      • 2.7.5 Webroutine Output
      • 2.7.6 Create a Web Page
      • 2.7.7 Design Versions
      • 2.7.8 Using External Resources with WAMs
        • Style External Resources with WAMs
        • Script External Resources with WAMs
    • 2.8 Weblets
      • 2.8.1 Create Weblet
      • 2.8.2 Copy Weblet
      • 2.8.3 Create Weblet Design
      • 2.8.4 Replace Visualization Weblet
    • 2.9 System Variables
      • 2.9.1 Create System Variables
    • 2.10 Multilingual Variables
      • 2.10.1 Create Multilingual Variables
      • 2.10.2 Copy Multilingual Variables
    • 2.11 Bitmaps
      • 2.11.1 Create Bitmaps
    • 2.12 Cursors
      • 2.12.1 Create Cursors
    • 2.13 Icons
      • 2.13.1 Create Icons
    • 2.14 Visual Styles
      • 2.14.1 Create Visual Styles
    • 2.15 ActiveX
      • 2.15.1 Register ActiveX Controls
    • 2.16 .NET Components
      • 2.16.1 Register .NET Components
    • 2.17 External Resources
      • 2.17.1 Register Individual External Resources
      • 2.17.2 External Resource Definition Tab
    • 2.18 Lists
      • 2.18.1 List Types
      • 2.18.2 Create Static Lists
      • 2.18.3 Create Dynamic Lists
      • 2.18.4 Save Results of Search as List
      • 2.18.5 Create Impact Analysis Lists
        • Add and Remove searches
        • Change the Impact List&
          • Add Object Types
          • Specify Filters for your Objects
          • Save and Run an Impact List
          • Review the Results
          • Export the Impact List
    • 2.19 Database Diagrams
      • 2.19.1 Create a Diagram
    • 2.20 Tasks
      • 2.20.1 Create a Task
    • 2.21 User Definitions
      • 2.21.1 New User
      • 2.21.2 User Privileges Tab
    • 2.22 Templates
      • 2.22.1 Create a Template
      • 2.22.2 Copy a Template
      • 2.22.3 Template Help
    • 2.23 Partition Definitions
      • 2.23.1 Create Partitions
      • 2.23.2 Partition Definition Tab
      • 2.23.3 Language Settings Tab
      • 2.23.4 Frameworks Tab
      • 2.23.5 Groups Tab
    • 2.24 Remote Systems
      • 2.24.1 Create Remote System
      • 2.24.2 System Definition Tab
    • 2.25 Technology Services
      • 2.25.1 Technology Services Definition Tab
      • 2.25.2 Create Technology Service
  • 3. Standard Editor Tabs
    • 3.1 Editor Features
    • 3.2 Repository Tab
      • 3.2.1 Repository Tab Contents
      • 3.2.2 Information about Objects
      • 3.2.3 View Object Properties
      • 3.2.4 Alphabetical Groupings
      • 3.2.5 Object Cross-References
    • 3.3 Favorites Tab
    • 3.4 Outline Tab
    • 3.5 Go To Tab
    • 3.6 Features Tab
    • 3.7 Details Tab
      • 3.7.1 Form Component Details Tab
    • 3.8 Source Tab
      • 3.8.1 Rules for the Editor
      • 3.8.2 Find
      • 3.8.3 Replace
      • 3.8.4 Auto Complete
      • 3.8.5 Assistant Tab
        • List of Commands
        • Specify Parameters
        • The Last Saved Command
        • Specify Attribute Values for Parameters
    • 3.9 Design Tab
      • 3.9.1 Design Tab for Forms and Reusable Parts
        • Design Theme
        • Design Language
        • Size Command
        • Align Command
        • Lock Design
        • Use Templates
        • Expose as ActiveX
        • Style
        • Layout Manager
        • Saved Definitions
        • Copy Component
      • 3.9.2 Design Tab for Functions
      • 3.9.3 Other Objects in the Design Tab
    • 3.10 Repository Help Tab
      • 3.10.1 Languages
    • 3.11 Debug Tabs
      • 3.11.1 Debug - Breakpoints Tab
      • 3.11.2 Debug - Variables Tab
      • 3.11.3 Debug - Call Stack Tab
    • 3.12 Compile Tab
      • 3.12.1 Compile options
      • 3.12.2 Compile Details Dialog
    • 3.13 Check In Tab
      • 3.13.1 Check In Details Dialog
    • 3.14 Check Out Tab
      • 3.14.1 Check Out Details Dialog
      • 3.14.2 Refresh Master Object List
    • 3.15 Propagation Tab
      • 3.15.1 Connection History Dialog
    • 3.16 Cross References Tab
    • 3.17 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 Search Facilities
      • 4.4.1 Repository Find
        • Find Results
      • 4.4.2 Text Search
      • 4.4.3 Source Code Find and Replace
    • 4.5 Interface Indicators
    • 4.6 Printing in Visual LANSA
      • 4.6.1 Print Dialog
    • 4.7 Help Text
      • 4.7.1 LANSA Online Documentation
  • 5. Executing Applications
    • 5.1 Execute Process
    • 5.2 Execute Function
    • 5.3 Execute Form
    • 5.4 Execute WebRoutine
    • 5.5 Execute Options
      • 5.5.1 As Client to Any Server (manual connection)
      • 5.5.2 As Client to RDML IBM&
      • 5.5.3 As Client to RDMLX IBM&
      • 5.5.4 As Client to Linux Server
      • 5.5.5 As Client to Windows Server
      • 5.5.6 As Windows Application
      • 5.5.7 In Web Browser
      • 5.5.8 XML Java Client
      • 5.5.9 Prompt for additional execution Parameters
    • 5.6 Additional Execution Parameters
      • 5.6.1 Default Printer
      • 5.6.2 Debug
      • 5.6.3 Debug Host
      • 5.6.4 Trace
      • 5.6.5 Max Trace Lines
      • 5.6.6 Trace Level
      • 5.6.7 Trace Categories
      • 5.6.8 Heap Validation
      • 5.6.9 Show command line
      • 5.6.10 Render Type
      • 5.6.11 Graphics Processing
    • 5.7 Fatal Errors
      • 5.7.1 Visual LANSA Error Log Viewer
      • 5.7.2 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 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 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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