Creating a Rational Team Concert for System z translator

Before you begin this task, you must create a Rational Team Concert™ for System z® project area. You must also have created a data set definition that specifies the actual translator module you want to use during a build.
Restriction: Before you can create, modify, or delete a translator, you must have permission to make these modifications. Permissions can be managed from the Project Configuration node on the Process Configuration tab in the Project Area editor.
You can create a new translator one of two ways: from the Translators node in the Rational Team Concert for System z Team Artifacts navigator, or by selecting File > New > Other > Translator.

The following task describes how to create a new translator from the Translators node in the Rational Team Concert for System z Team Artifacts navigator.

  1. After you log in to Rational Team Concert for System z, open the Team Artifacts view.
  2. Expand the Team node.
  3. Right-click the Translators node and select New Translator. The Translator editor opens.
  4. In the Name field, give your translator a name.
  5. In the Description field, provide a brief description of your new translator. This step is not required.
  6. Browse to the data set definition that specifies the actual translator module you want to use during a build.
    Attention: You cannot save your new translator if you do not specify a translator module in the Data set definition field.
  7. In the Default Options field, indicate any default compile or link-edit options, separated by commas. This step is not required.
  8. If necessary, in the DD Names List field, specify a list of alternative DD names for the data sets that the translator uses.
  9. In the Maximum Return Code field, enter either zero (0) or any positive integer. This step is not required.
    Note: If you leave the Maximum Return Code field empty, Rational Team Concert for System z applies a default value of zero (0).
  10. Specify any DD concatenations or DD allocations required by the translator in the appropriate tables. This step is not required. For more information on modifying translators, see Building with the Rational Build Agent and build extensions using Ant with enterprise extensions.
  11. Click Save to save your new translator.
You can also duplicate any translator. To do this, perform the following steps:
  1. Open the Team Artifacts view.
  2. Expand the Translators node.
  3. Right-click the translator you want to duplicate.
  4. Select Duplicate. The Duplicate translator window opens.
  5. In the Name field, give your duplicate translator a name.
  6. Click OK to duplicate the translator or Cancel to stop.
  7. Your new duplicate translator should be displayed under the Translators node. If it does not, refresh the view.

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