Using the macro planning worksheets
The planning worksheets in this information (IGYCDOPT worksheet for compiler options) will help you prepare to customize Enterprise COBOL. By completing the worksheets, you will be able to easily identify those values that you want to change from the IBM®-supplied defaults. You might then want to use the worksheets as a source from which to customize the IBM-supplied default values.
The headings in each worksheet differ somewhat from each other. See the following list of definitions for an explanation of the column headings in the worksheet for compiler options.
- Compiler option
- The options contained within a specific installation macro. This column represents the options exactly as they are in the macro.
- Enter * for fixed
- The options that cannot be overridden by an application programmer. Enter an asterisk (*) only for those options that you want to be fixed.
- Enter selection
- The value associated with each option. In the space provided, enter the value that you want to assign to each option. To assist you in selecting the appropriate value, see the reference in the Syntax description column.
- IBM-supplied default
- The value that is supplied for the specified installation macro if the option is not altered. If the IBM-supplied default is the value that you want, you do not need to modify that option within that specific macro.
- Syntax description
- The topic that contains the syntax diagram and more specific information about the given option.
After you have completed the worksheets, identify those options that are different from the IBM-supplied defaults. These are the items that you must code in the installation macros. The worksheet entries are positioned such that the order of the entries is consistent with the actual coding semantics.