The Import PL/I Files wizard enables you to generate service flow
project components from existing PL/I applications.
General information
The Import PL/I Files wizard
has two main functions:
- It converts existing PL/I structures to service flow project messages
that you can subsequently reference to pass data into or out of an invoked
flow or an invoked nonterminal application; and
- It allows you to immediately create new operations (program definitions)
that reference the new messages.
The main situation in which you can use this wizard is where you
have one or more existing PL/I data structures that you want to use as patterns
for passing data into or for receiving data back from an invoked flow or an
invoked nonterminal application. Rather than having to use the
flow message editor to manually create a service flow project message
for each PL/I data structure, you can use the Import PL/I Files wizard to
automatically convert the PL/I structures to messages.
Note: To
be imported, the PL/I file must have an extension of .pli, .inc, or .mac.
Also,
you can optionally use the wizard to create one or more operations (program
definitions), each of which can reference any of the new messages as an input
message or output message.
Minor restrictions
You should
be aware of the following minor restrictions:
- The following restriction is a general restriction that applies throughout
the service flow project tools, not just in the Import PL/I Files wizard:
A message in a message file, or an operation in a operations file, can be
referenced only from a suitable artifact in the same subproject as
the message file or operations file.
Using the Import PL/I Files wizard
To start the
Import PL/I Files wizard, do the following:
- Right-click any entry in the EST Project Explorer.
- Click .
You can also start the Import PL/I Files
wizard as follows:
- On the workbench main menu, select . The Import window
appears.
- In the Import window:
- Expand Enterprise Service Tools.
- Select PL/I into Service Flow Project.
The following help topics describe the import options.