A build file (.eglbld extension) can contain the following build
parts:
- Build Descriptors
- Linkage Options
- Resource Associations
- Bind Control (COBOL only)
- Link Edit (COBOL only)
Double-click a build file to open it in the Build Parts editor.
The initial page of the editor shows the build descriptor options and the symbolic parameters for one Build Descriptor part. The Outline view, in the lower right corner of the workbench by default, shows the Build Descriptor parts that are in the file. The displayed part is highlighted. Click one of the other Build Descriptor parts to display it.
In the upper right corner of the editor window, three buttons provide
access to other pages of build descriptor information.
- The first is initially selected, and shows build descriptor options and symbolic parameters.
- The second button brings up the page of Java™ run-time properties. Click Add to
add new servers or locales to the lists.
- The third button takes you to a page where you can declare the mfsDevice build descriptor option multiple times. This option is used for COBOL generation only. For more information, see "The mfsDevice build descriptor option" in this topic.
The mfsDevice build descriptor option
The Message Format Service (MFS) is a component of the IMS™ Transaction Manager that you can use to specify screen formats, application input and output fields, and various device characteristics. If you generate COBOL programs in the IMS environment, you can declare the mfsDevice build descriptor option multiple times to specify information about available devices.
Because it is the only build descriptor option that
you can declare multiple times, mfsDevice has
its own page in the Build Parts editor. For each device, specify the
following properties:
- Height
- Width
- Device Statement Parameters
- Extended Attributes