The Macro editor
In this editor, you enter all the characteristics of a Macro.
- Macro Overview tab
This tab displays the label in a read/write mode. It also displays information specific to the instance in a read-only mode and provides access to the other tabs of the instance. - Comments tab
Use this tab to document the Macro parameters. It is meant to help developers when they add a Macro to the -CP Lines. - -G Lines tab
This tab contains the -GC Lines subtab, where you enter comments on the Macro. Another tab, titled Comments, is designed to document the Macro parameters. It is useful when the developer inserts the Macro in a Program or a Screen. This tab also contains the -GE Lines subtab, where you indicate explicit error messages for the errors detected by specific controls. - Macro COBOL Source editor
This editor is used to modify the source code of Macros that are retrieved from different models (batch or client for example). It consists of a source code textual editor where you enter the code, and of a Macro code structure view that displays the nodes hierarchy of the Macro in read/write mode. - -CR Lines tab
This tab is shared by all the entities. It contains the links between entities. These links are calledreferences
. In this tab, you can add references that are not already defined in the design of the entities. - Keywords tab
In this tab, you enter new keywords or view the keywords that are already assigned to the instance.
Parent topic: The Macro entity
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