Rational Developer for System z

Part 1. Preparations for flow recording

This topic describes the preparations for flow recording.
Before beginning a flow recording, you should resolve the issues described in the following five subtopics:

a) Provide screen descriptions

Decide how you want to provide screen descriptions for the recording process:

b) Edit the working flow

Decide whether you want: (1) to create a new flow; or (2) to add to or modify an existing flow.

In the host editor, newly recorded information is always added to the current working flow (see Using the working flow).

If you are creating a new flow, then the host editor automatically makes the new flow the current working flow. Therefore, you do not have to explicitly edit the working flow.

In contrast, if you are adding to or modifying an existing flow, then you must designate the existing flow as the current working flow in the host editor before you start recording. Follow the steps described in Using the working flow.

c) Select the working set of screen operations files

Decide what the working set of screen operations files should be (see Using a working set).

d) Determine the variables to use with Extract actions, Insert actions, and recorded loops

If you plan to create Extract actions, Insert actions, or recorded loops during flow recording then determine the following items:
  • The variable message file and the variable message in which you want to store the variables for your Extract actions, Insert actions, and recorded loops (see The variable message of a flow).
  • The variable within the variable message that you want to use for each item.

You can use the following methods for creating and specifying these items:

i. Specifying the variable message file and the variable message:

If the new flow might contain an Extract action, an Insert action, or a recorded loop, then you should specify a variable message file and a variable message for the flow (see The variable message of a flow). You specify the variable message file and the variable message in either of two ways:

ii. Creating the variable:

Create the variable in the variable message:
  • You can create the variable for the Extract action, Insert action, or recorded loop before you start the flow recording, if you have already created the variable message file and the variable message.

  • You can also create the variable at the same time that you create the Extract action, Insert action, or recorded flow during flow recording.

iii. Specifying the variable:

You specify the variable for the Extract action, the Insert action, or the recorded loop during flow recording, at the time that you create the item.

e) Add to the flow path or record a new flow path

If you are adding to or modifying an existing flow, then you can choose any one of the three following actions:


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