Build descriptor options are set in a Build Descriptor part. To
choose build descriptor options for COBOL generation, follow these
steps:
- In the EGL Source folder of your project, right-click the build
file that you want to work with and then click . The EGL Build Parts Editor opens to the General Options
view.
- On the left side of the view, there is a table that displays build
descriptor options. You can either show all available options, or
filter the list of build descriptor options.
- To see all available build descriptor options, follow these steps:
- Clear the Show only specified options check
box.
- In the Build option filter list, select All.
- To filter the list of build descriptor options, follow these steps:
- Select the Show only specified options check
box.
- Alternatively, you can choose an environment-specific filter in
the Build option filter list. Filters with
the word "Basic" after the name of the target environment list only
the build descriptor options that are used most frequently; filters
with the word "All" contain all options available for that environment.
- After you select your options, you can edit the values of those
options by clicking once on an option to select it, then clicking
again in the Value field to make it editable.
- You can also enter symbolic parameters on the left side of this
view. To add a symbolic parameter, click Add at
the bottom of the table. To edit the new symbolic parameter, click
once in the field you want to edit to make the field editable. Once
you have entered symbolic parameters, you can click Remove to
delete them.
Two build descriptor options, genDirectory and destDirectory,
permit the use of a symbolic parameter for the value or a portion
of the value. For example, for the value of genDirectory,
you can specify C:\genout\%EZEENV%. Then if
you generate for a Windows environment,
the actual generation directory is C:\genout\WIN.
If you generate for ZOSCICS, the actual generation directory is C:\genout\ZOSCICS.
You do not need to specify all the options listed. If you do not
specify a value for a build descriptor option, the default for the
option is used when the option is applicable in the generation context.
If you have specified a master build descriptor, the option values
in that build descriptor override the values in all other build descriptors.
For details on master build descriptors, see Build Descriptor part. When you generate,
the master and generation build descriptors can connect to other build
descriptors in a chain, as described in Build Descriptor part.