This topic provides general information about importing
PL/I language structures.
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.
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.