The Preferences panel offers configuration options to help
customize the Formatted Data Editor.
To access the Preferences panel, select "Window"
from the menu bar followed by "Preferences".
Once the Preferences panel opens, select "File Manager"
from the tree on the left side of the panel. The following are preferences
panel options for File Manager Integration:
- Run IBM® File Manager
in debug mode:
- Selecting this option will cause IBM File
Manager to run in debug mode on the host. Doing this will cause the
output spool from the File Manager job that is saved on the host to
include more specific information about the calls that are being made
from IBM Rational® Developer for System z® File Manager.
- Pull VSAM Cluster properties:
- Selecting this option will enable File Manager to pull statistics
about VSAM Cluster data sets.
- Template Compiler:
- Select a language to use when compiling COBOL copybooks or PL/I
INCLUDE files in conjunction with opening the Formatted Data Editor.
- Options include:
- COBOL - Compile using only the COBOL compiler.
- PL/I - Compile using only the PL/I compiler.
- AUTO - Attempt using each compiler in the sequence COBOL, PL/I,
COBOL, or until a successful compile has occurred. (Default)
To set configuration options for the Formatted Data Editor, select
"Formatted Editor" from the tree on the left
side of the panel under "File Manager". The
following options are used to configure the Formatted Data Editor:
- Editor data set window size (Records):
- This option controls the default number of records that will show
up in the editor when an edit session is started. It is important
to note however that it does not represent a minimum or maximum number
of records that can be displayed. The number of records displayed
will change if records are added or removed within the current data
set in the editor. (for example, If the user adds or removes records
from the data set, the window size will be altered).
- Editor data set step size (Records):
- This option defines the number of records that the editor will
move up or down when traversing a data set. (for example, If records
1 - 200 are currently being displayed in the editor, choosing to step
down with a step size of 50 records would cause the editor to display
records 51 - 250).
- Maximum number or records in editor:
- This option defines the maximum number of records within a data
set that the editor can keep track of between saves. This includes
all records that are currently being displayed plus all records outside
of the current visible window that have been modified locally since
the last save request. Because all modifications are maintained when
stepping through a data set, the amount of data that is stored locally
has the potential to grow very large. Because of this, it is recommended
to save any changes to the remote data set before performing a step.
In order to allow the editor to maintain many changes, the maximum
number of records should be set significantly greater in size than
that of the editor data set window size.
- Undo Limit:
- The undo limit sets the number of consecutive actions that can
be undone in a given edit session. Setting the undo limit to 10 will
allow you to undo the last 10 actions that were performed during an
edit session.
- Use text on buttons for single format record navigation:
- Selecting this option will convert the record navigation buttons
in single format to display descriptive text rather then directional
arrows.
- Key Highlighting Color:
- This option allows you to choose the color that the Formatted
Data Editor will use to highlight keys. This option only applies to
KSDS data sets that have a key field defied.