To load an installation file

Type A on the COMMAND line of the List of Applications panel, and press the Enter key. See Figure 1 for an example of the List of Applications panel.

You see the menu panel for adding an application. Select the FILE option (option 4) from the menu.

Figure 1. Application Manager – Add an Application

ICQAME13            Application Manager - Add an Application
Option ===> 4

Select one of the following options.  To exit press END.

   1  ENVIRONMENT  - Add an environment
   2  FUNCTION     - Add a function
   3  PANEL        - Add a menu panel
   4  FILE         - Add an application using an installation file

You then see a panel for supplying the name of the data set that contains the installation file. To load the installation file without editing it, type N in the EDIT DATA field.

Figure 2. Application Manager – Installation File

ICQAME80            Application Manager - Installation File
Command ===>

   Installation Level.......PRIVATE

Enter or change the following information as necessary.
When finished loading or editing installation data, press END.

  Data set:
   Project         ===> prefix__  Project owner or data set
   File Name       ===> install_  Name or part of name with * suffix
   File Type       ===> file____  Name or part of name with * suffix
   Member          ===> icqgf004  Member name or part of name with * suffix

  Other data set:
   ===> _____________________________________________________________

   Edit Data       ===> N         (Y/N) Type Y to edit installation data

After Application Manager finishes loading the installation file, you see a menu panel for defining the application. For example, the figure below shows the menu panel for a function. Select the VERIFY option to guarantee that the information in the installation file is valid, and that all required information is present.

Figure 3. Application Manager – Define a Function

ICQAME30            Application Manager - Define a Function
Option ===> 5


   Function name ....... ICFFUNC1
   Language ............ ENGLISH
   Level................ PRIVATE
   Description ......... This is an ICF function

   Available        ===> N   (Y/N)  Type Y to make the function available
                             to users

Select one of the following options.
To exit and save changes, press END.  To exit without saving, type CANCEL.

   1  GENERAL     - Maintain name, description and other information
   2  VARIABLES   - Maintain variables required by the function
   3  LIBRARIES   - Maintain libraries required by the function
   4  COMMANDS    - Maintain commands which invoke the function
   5  VERIFY      - Verify installation file
   6  HELPTEXT    - Maintain help text for the function
   7  TEST        - Invoke the function

If all information in the installation file is valid, and all the needed information is present, you see a message that the verification completed successfully.
If some information is not valid, or not all needed information is present, you see additional panels, with messages indicating corrections or additions you must make before you can save the application.